Astronomers may be getting closer to discovering as-yet hidden cosmic secrets, such as the nature of dark matter and the presence of widespread distortions in space-time, researchers reported at the ...

The fabric of the universe is constantly rippling, according to astronomers who have discovered a background buzz of gravitational waves. These waves may be produced by supermassive black holes ...

General relativity is one of the most successful theories mankind has ever developed, but one of its predictions—the existence of gravity waves—has never been confirmed. Gravity waves are analogous to ...