Sentences with phrase «time fabric of the universe»

(CNN) The remarkable discovery, announced this week, of ripples in the space - time fabric of the universe rocked the world of science - and the world of religion.

She says «The remarkable discovery, announced this week, of ripples in the space - time fabric of the universe rocked the world of science — and the world of religion.»

This causes massive ripples, called «gravitational waves», in the space - time fabric of the universe.

In a dense 51 - page paper posted online on Nov. 7, Verlinde casts gravity as a byproduct of quantum interactions and suggests that the extra gravity attributed to dark matter is an effect of «dark energy» — the background energy woven into the space - time fabric of the universe.

Not exact matches

Albert Einstein came along a few centuries later and provided an interpretation: According to his general theory of relativity, gravity is a property of space - time, the fabric of the universe.

With his general theory of relativity, he discarded the traditional notion of space and time as fixed and redefined them as flexible dimensions woven together to create a four - dimensional fabric that pervades the universe.

WASHINGTON — Tremors in the cosmic fabric of space and time have finally been detected, opening a new avenue for exploring the universe.

But as Einstein proved, time is part of the fabric of the universe.

Einstein's general theory of relativity suggests that concentrating this kind of energy in a volume smaller than an atom might distort space and time enough to tear a hole in the fabric of the universe.

Einstein's general theory of relativity was the first to treat gravity as a distortion of space - time, the «fabric» that physically embodies the universe.

From studying the cosmic microwave background (CMB)-- the leftover radiation from the big bang — they have spotted traces of gravitational waves — undulations in the fabric of space and time — that rippled through the universe in that infinitesimally short epoch following its birth.

The fabric of the universe — the four dimensions of space and time — is full of lumps and bumps created by the presence of mass and energy.

Finally, it will tear the very fabric of space - time at the seams, marking the official end of the universe.

Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of space - time generated by some of the most violent events in the universe, such as the merging of two black holes.

Physicists often describe the fabric of the universe we inhabit as four - dimensional spacetime, comprising three dimensions of space and one of time.

Gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of space and time produced by dramatic events in the universe, such as merging black holes, and predicted as a consequence of Albert Einstein's 1915 general theory of relativity — carry information about their origins and about the nature of gravity that can not otherwise be obtained.

PULLMAN, Wash. — For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of space - time called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe.

While it defies the laws of physics and seems set to revolutionize the storage market, there's just one little issue: every time he creates the extra fold for one of his boxes, he tears a hole in the fabric of the universe.

An evil overlord known as «The Campaigner» seeks to shred the fabric of time and rule the universe using an ancient artifact known as «The Chronoscepter».

The nexus works in a similar way to the city hub in Dragon Ball: Xenoverse, where the player - character in that game was tasked with venturing to different dimensions and time zones in order to save the very fabric of the Dragon Ball universe.

While creating this body of work, Holliday considered the mythology of weaving and the way in which the terminology has become associated with lofty themes of creation and change — spinning the thread of time, the fabric of the universe and yarn as synonym for a tall tale.