In 1797, English scientist Henry Cavendish measured the strength of gravity with a contraption made of lead spheres, wooden rods and wire. In the 21st century, scientists are doing something very ...

Philosophical Transactions: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 373, No. 2049, Theo Murphy meeting issue: Spatial transformations: from fundamentals to applications (28 August 2015), ...

Time dilation, a captivating concept embedded in Einstein’s theory of relativity, has been experimentally validated on Earth. With the use of ultra-precise clocks, scientists have been able to ...

The flow of time isn’t as consistent as we might think – gravity slows it down, so clocks on the surface of Earth tick slower than those in space. Now researchers have measured time passing at ...

Time dilation, brought about by the relativistic expansion of space, has resulted in the observed slowing of 'clocks' in the early universe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Time seems to have ticked more slowly when the universe was young, according to observations of ancient astronomical objects that appear to evolve at a fifth of the rate we see today. The idea that ...

Time to redefine our preconceived notions about mass and time. We’ve broken down our preconceived notions about mass and time, now let’s redefine what they really are. Since we know that time is not a ...