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Scientists reveal landmark image of black hole

An international scientific team has announced a milestone in astrophysics - the first photo of a black hole - in a feat that will put to the test a pillar of science: Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.
Science and Technology • 10 Apr 19

Einstein letter doubting God auctioned for $2.9m

A handwritten letter by Albert Einstein in which the physicist doubts the existence of God has been auctioned in New York for $2.9m.
World • 05 Dec 18

Scientists prove Einstein's theory using black hole

Scientists have proven Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity by measuring the effects of a supermassive black hole on a star passing through its gravitational field.
Theory of General Relativity • 26 Jul 18

Waterford physicists discover Einstein document

Previously unrecognised paper reveals that Albert Einstein once considered a mathematical model of the universe that is very different to today's widely accepted Big Bang theory.
Special Reports • 07 Mar 14

CERN says sub-atomic experiment was 'flawed'

Scientists at the Centre for Nuclear Research have said that an experiment which challenged Einstein's theory on the speed of light had been flawed and that sub-atomic particles - like everything else - are indeed bound by the universe's speed limit.
Special Reports • 08 Jun 12

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