14 August 2020
Astronomers have spotted the fastest star ever, whizzing at 8 per cent the speed of light around our galaxy’s supermassive black hole closer than any star we’ve seen before
10 June 2020
A crucial pillar of Einstein’s theory of general relativity has been tested with the motion of stars at the highest precision yet, and the theory has held up once again
30 January 2020
Einstein’s theory of relativity predicts that fast-spinning objects stretch space and time around them, and we’ve watched that effect make a pair of stars wobble
2 December 2019
Astrophysicist Emma Osborne takes us on a journey through Einstein's universe: fall through a black hole, watch gravitational waves being made and learn how to time travel.
25 July 2019
We watched a star orbit the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy for 24 years and its light is stretched just as Einstein predicted it should be
27 February 2018
Powerful telescopes are ready to reveal the vast black hole at the heart of our galaxy in all its glory. This is a big moment for astronomy, says Geraint Lewis
