Einstein Week
On his 143rd birthday, Inverse celebrates the world’s most iconic physicist — and interrogates the myth of his genius.
On his 143rd birthday, Inverse celebrates the world’s most iconic physicist — and interrogates the myth of his genius.
While the Red Scare was making America panic, the FBI had their eyes on the famed physicist.
New science
Scientists are tantalizingly close to a ground-breaking gravity discovery
107 years later, scientists have vindicated one of Einstein’s most remarkable theories
Scientists managed to take pure energy and create matter — and new physics
Physicists are finally ready to test a key Einstein theory
Hubble catches a cosmic optical illusion predicted by Einstein 86 years ago
For all his genius, Einstein had a tendency to be stuck in his ways.
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Netflix's 3 Body Problem Reveals a Surprisingly Brilliant Mode of Space Travel
The idea of space travel with parachutes and nuclear explosions will sound plenty familiar to NASA alum.
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Archeoastronomy finds celestial enlightmenment in the historical record.
Physicists Just Measured Gravity on the Smallest Scale Ever By Using a Promising New Technique
Researchers say the work could “unlock more secrets about the universe’s very fabric” and may be an important step toward the next big revolution in physics.
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“For the first time, all the pieces of the puzzle are there: the physics, the policy drivers, and the investment.”
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Sometimes physics comes with loopholes.
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These stars slowly devour their stellar companions — and it turns out they might have some nearby help.
When Will Fusion Power Our World? Physicists Might Finally Have An Answer
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