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 ...

Fine balance The researchers measured the gravitational field between two gold masses of 1mm radius each that are brought close to each other. (Courtesy: Tobias Westphal, University of Vienna) ...

Four fundamental forces are known in physics: the weak and strong interactions, and the electromagnetic and gravitational forces. The gravitational force is the weakest of these four. For this reason, ...

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 ...

The smallest gravitational force ever recorded has been measured, with scientists upturning common assumptions about just what counts as "too small" to be quantified. Although all objects demonstrate ...

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 ...