Maths has predicted wormholes, but for now, these bridges through space-time remain hypothetical. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Imagine two towns on two opposite sides of a mountain. People from these towns would probably have to travel all the way around the mountain to visit one another. But, if they wanted to get there ...

Astronomers think they might be able to detect black holes falling into wormholes using ripples in spacetime known as gravitational waves, but only if wormholes actually exist and such a scenario ever ...

Wormholes: the modern-day equivalent of the Philosopher’s stone, a concept that has captured the imagination of millions of sci-fi fans and has appeared in multiple films and novels. Alas, all of them ...

What would a wormhole really look like? It's unlikely that wormholes truly exist, but here's what they would look like if they did. In some ways, a wormhole might look like a black hole. And the ...

Andreea Font has received funding from STFC and Royal Society, UK. Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity profoundly changed our thinking about fundamental concepts in physics, such as space ...

Dejan Stojkovic works for the State University of New York, University at Buffalo. He receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Imagine two towns on two opposite sides of a mountain.