gravity

Gravity is the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the Earth or any other physical body with mass.

14 results

Dark matter

Physics

ALPHA experiment at CERN observes the influence of gravity on antimatter

The result is a milestone in the study of the properties and behaviour of antimatter

Press release
Physics
27 September, 2023
Physics
Press release
27 September, 2023

A new way to look for gravitational waves

A duo of researchers from CERN and DESY show how data from radio telescopes can be used to search for high-frequency gravitational waves

News
Physics
14 January, 2021
Physics
News
14 January, 2021

Sensor used at CERN could help gravitational-wave hunters

A new seismic device developed by CERN and JINR is now being tested at the Advanced Virgo detector

News
Engineering
30 August, 2019

Constructive interference: CERN and gravitational waves

CERN scientists welcomed the LIGO/Virgo gravitational waves community to look for synergies for future technologies

News
Physics
04 September, 2017

Webcast: Gravitational waves give new window to cosmos

David Reitze, Director of LIGO, will speak at CERN on how the observation of gravitational waves changes our understanding of the universe

News
Physics
29 August, 2017

Raising the (G)bar for antimatter exploration

What is the effect of gravity on antimatter? A new experiment at CERN is preparing to join the quest to find the answer to this question in physics

News
Physics
17 March, 2017

Paving the way for a new antimatter experiment

The GBAR experiment will create antihydrogen ions at rest to study the action of gravity upon antimatter

News
Physics
13 March, 2017

CERN congratulates the discoverers of gravitational waves

Congratulations to LIGO and Virgo for the first ever direct detection of gravitational waves

News
Physics
11 February, 2016

Detection of Gravitational Waves

The announcement by LIGO and VIRGO collaborations of direct detection of gravitational waves confirms one of Einstein's major predictions

Opinion
Physics
10 February, 2016
Physics
Opinion
10 February, 2016