‘An entirely new tool for cosmology’: The gravitational wave background could mend our broken understanding of the universe

Physicists may have a brand-new way to measure the expansion rate of the universe — one of the biggest outstanding mysteries in cosmology — using space-time ripples predicted by Einstein.A new study suggests that the faint gravitational wave background produced by numerous merging black holes across the universe can be used to independently measure how fast space is expanding. Even without detecting this background “hum” directly, the researchers show that it already places limits on the Hubble constant — a key quantity at the heart of one of modern cosmology’s biggest puzzles.If confirmed, the technique could settle the debate about…

49ers’ Mac Jones does not have any NFL trade suitors — yet

Seemingly no one is throwing snowballs of interest into Mac Jones’ camp. A market for the 49ers’ backup quarterback has not yet emerged, per a report from The Athletic. However, it’s not a total shock. The 49ers aren’t looking to trade Jones after signing him a year ago to a…

Influencer Sara Saffari shoots down Puka Nacua dating rumors: ‘Chill’

Fitness influencer Sara Saffari is adamant she’s not dating Puka Nacua, despite how things between the two have recently looked. Shortly after a video of Nacua appearing to hold hands with Saffari surfaced, the social media star went to Instagram to shoot down speculation that the two are an item.…

Everything Apple fans hate about the new 0 iPhone 17e: ‘That’s robbery’

Apple fans have taken a bite out of iPhone17e hype. Tech heads have ripped into Apple’s newly-released iPhone 17e, dubbing the $600 device a “robbery” that looks virtually identical to some of its predecessors. Apple quietly released the state-of-the-art phone on March 2, although preorders began on March 4 while…

Alysa Liu reveals her ‘Olympic crush’ after historic gold medal

Gold-medal figure skater Alysa Liu was all smiles while gushing over her Olympic crush. The 20-year-old Liu was among a slew of Olympians that revealed their crush while at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games in a recent video with Self magazine. “I think my Olympic crush is probably Suni…

Rams WR Puka Nacua spotted with another influencer this time at LA Kings game

Another day, another headline for Puka Nacua.  The Los Angeles Rams receiver was spotted shoulder-to-shoulder with 25-year-old sports content creator Megan Eugenio — better known to millions online as “Overtime Megan.” The pair was spotted at a Los Angeles Kings hockey game, sitting rinkside up against the glass on Monday…

Can this World Baseball Classic capture the magic of the Olympics?

Just in time for one global sports event ending, another is about to grace sports fans’ televisions. Following the captivating Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, the World Baseball Classic is set to begin on March 4 and run for two weeks. The question is: Can the international baseball tournament get American…

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