For distant stars with planets orbiting them, this gravitational information is key in determining whether any of those planets can harbor life. The new method is described in a study published today ...

BOSTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) --Researchers have found a way to improve atom interferometers, the most common and precise tool for measuring gravity. Atom interferometers measure difference in wave ...

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 ...

I'm at the DAMOP conference right now, listening to talks on the latest and greatest in atomic, molecular, and optical physics. Since I'm here, I thought I'd offer a few little snapshots of cool stuff ...

Researchers have devised a new way to measure gravity, and they have done this by measuring the differences in atoms while they are in a superposition state. To give a bit of background on this new ...

Just over a week ago, European physicists announced they had measured the strength of gravity on the smallest scale ever. In a clever tabletop experiment, researchers at Leiden University in the ...

The GOCE satellite we reported to be falling to Earth has finally succumbed to gravity entirely, breaking up into dozens of remnants weighing 20-25% of its original one ton, reports the BBC. It didn't ...

Scientists have spent ages searching for gravity waves from the safety of Earth, but they haven't had the chance to study those waves in space, where they could help make sense of black holes and ...

Traditionally, scientists have measured gravity’s influence on atoms by tracking how fast atoms tumble down tall chutes. Such experiments can help test Einstein’s theory of gravity and precisely ...

UPDATE: The launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was scrubbed Monday (April 14) afternoon due to a helium leak. The rocket will launch no earlier than Friday (April 18) at 3:25 p.m. WEST LAFAYETTE, ...

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 ...