Gravity is a ubiquitous part of our daily lives — whether we’re being tragically brought to our knees after tripping on the rug or gleefully jumping from a swing’s apex. But despite how common the ...

Here’s a Snapple-cap factoid that’d be fun to whip out in conversation: on a planet the size of a ladybug, objects would fall 30 billion times slower than they do here on Earth. And how do scientists ...

Gravity can be understood as originating from a warping of space-time, which is shown in this artist impression. Image: Arkitek Scientific Over the Christmas season of 2019, four physicists hovered ...

Physicists have measured the smallest gravitational field ever recorded, in an experiment that could help in the search for a unified theory of physics. Of the four fundamental forces known to physics ...

Researchers have succeeded in measuring the gravitational field of a gold sphere, just 2 mm in diameter, using a highly sensitive pendulum - and thus the smallest gravitational force. The experiment ...

We now have the most precise estimates for the strength of gravity yet. Two experiments measuring the tiny gravitational attraction between objects in a lab have measured Newton’s gravitational ...

The gravitational constant describes the intrinsic strength of gravity, and can be used to calculate the gravitational pull between two objects. The gravitational pull between two objects can be ...

A few months ago, we reported on a theoretical paper that discussed the potential advantages of a gravity wave detector based on a torsion bar, which the creators called TOBA. In the intervening time, ...

Twisting bars: the antenna could detect intermediate-sized binary black holes. (Courtesy: NASA) Physicists in Japan have developed a new kind of compact gravitational-wave detector that works by ...

Here’s a Snapple-cap factoid that’d be fun to whip out in conversation: on a planet the size of a ladybug, objects would fall 30 billion times slower than they do here on Earth. And how do scientists ...