Famed physicist Albert Einstein at the blackboard. Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity revolutionized science and, once proven observationally, brought the physicist international fame.

PARIS, France — Albert Einstein’s handwritten notes for the theory of relativity fetched a record 11.6 million euros ($13 million) at an auction in Paris on Tuesday. The manuscript had been valued at ...

Since Einstein, physicists have found that certain entities can reach superluminal (that means "faster-than-light") speeds and still follow the cosmic rules laid down by special relativity.

Astronomers have finally watched a black hole do something Albert Einstein only described on paper: twist the very fabric of ...

Now, two unrelated-but-similar experiments confirm that, in a double-slit experiment, detection of a photon’s path (its ...

‘Most valuable ever’ Einstein notes on relativity to be auctioned Christie’s expects handwritten manuscript of theory’s early version to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for sale in November; ...

In 1915, Albert Einstein put forth a new theory of gravity: General Relativity. Instead of every mass in the Universe instantly reaching across to every other mass and exerting an attractive force, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new study validates Einstein's theory of general relativity in a distant galaxy for the first ...

Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity documents have been sold for a record €11.6m (£9.7m) at an auction in Paris on Tuesday. The 54-page document was handwritten between 1913 and 1914 in Zurich, ...

Do kids really need to know about relativity? After all, most fourth graders are not going to have to explain the bending of space or the photoelectric test on their standardized tests. And isn't ...

The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way is the most extreme astrophysical object located within a million light-years of Earth. With an estimated four million solar masses, it's the ...