General relativity helps explain the lack of planets around tight binary stars by driving orbital resonances that eject or destroy close-in worlds. This process naturally creates a “desert” of ...

Physicists artificially slowed down time to reveal the bizarre Terrell-Penrose effect, a consequence of special relativity. This image from the experiment shows a sphere seemingly moving at 99.9 ...

Einstein’s theory of relativity has explained the universe for more than a century. But under certain conditions, cracks ...

Relativity Space, a 3D-printing specialist, launched the inaugural flight of its Terran 1 rocket late on Wednesday night, which successfully met some mission objectives before failing to reach orbit.

New research suggests Einstein's general relativity explains the rarity of planets orbiting two suns. In tight binary systems ...

Relativity Space uses 3D printing to build partially and fully reusable Terran rockets. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

Relativity Space had been targeting Wednesday afternoon for the inaugural launch of Terran 1, the largest 3D-printed structure ever built. Reading time 4 minutes Update: 3:38 p.m. ET: Relativity Space ...

A splashy California-based launch company named Relativity Space shared a photo of sleek-looking rocket hardware on its social media channels last week. The image featured an impressively large ...

Relativity Space has completed a critical design review of its Terran R rocket as it works towards a first launch as soon as late 2026. Credit: Relativity Space WASHINGTON — Relativity Space, a launch ...