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A New Theory Says We Have Been More Than Others

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A picture of Cosmic Inflation

One of the biggest unsolved problems in physics has to do with combining quantum mechanics and general relativity – two theories that are equally successful. And the latest attempt to close the bridge brings into the equation the explosion that started everything: the Big Bang. In a recent paper in Physical Review Letters, physicists at … Read more

The physics of no return: What actually happens if you get pulled into a black hole

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Brighter Side of News

In 1916, just a year after Albert Einstein published his general theory of relativity, Karl Schwarzschild used mathematical calculations to show this: If enough mass were packed into a very small volume, then this dense enough mass would create a region where the gravitational force is so strong that nothing, including light, could escape from … Read more