What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.
我真正感兴趣的是宇宙的起源、时空的形状和黑洞的性质。
One prediction of Einstein’s theory of general relativity is that when a large object moves, it drags the space-time around it, causing nearby objects to be pulled along as well.
爱因斯坦广义相对论有一个预测：当一个巨大的物体移动时，会拖拽周围的时空，从而拉着附近的物体一起动。
This is good news for anyone trying to probe the smallest unit of space-time.
对于那些试图探测时空最小单元的人来说，这是一个好消息。
Ultimately, we may have our first indication of how space-time emerges out of quantum theory.
最终，我们将第一次从量子理论中揭开时空的庐山真面目。
Results of the analyses of this data were revealed last week. They showed that Earth does indeed bend space-time.
数据分析结果在上周已经出来了，证实了地球确实会弯曲时空。
Space Time Analytics, a Brazilian company, is working on a global water-risk management system that will have the ability to predict likely shortages with much more precision.
巴西公司时空分析正在致力于一项全球水危机管理系统项目，这个项目能够更为精准的预测哪些地区最可能缺水。
When two such massive objects are whirling around each other, they stir up the space-time fabric, creating ripples like those made by a stone thrown into a pond.
当两个如此巨大的物体围绕着对方旋转时，他们将会搅动时空的结构，从而创造出如同石头落入池塘那样的涟漪。
According to Hogan, the holographic principle radically changes our picture of space-time.
霍根说，全息原理彻底改变了我们对时空的认识。
Massive clumps of matter can act as a giant cosmic magnifying glass, distorting space-time in their immediate vicinity.
大量的物质团块能够像一个巨大空间放大镜一样扭曲它们周围的时空。
When Hogan first realised this, he wondered if any experiment might be able to detect the holographic blurriness of space-time.
当霍根第一次意识到这一点时，他急欲知道是否有实验能够探测时空的全息模糊度。
Einstein argued that gravity is really a warping of space-time, with the greatest distortions near the most massive objects.
爱因斯坦提出万有引力是一种时空变形，在巨大的物体附近有严重的变形。
In general relativity, time is considered a dimension like height, width and depth, creating a four dimensional universe called space-time.
在广义相对论中，时间被看作和长宽高一样的维度，并与它们构成了一个四维宇宙—被称作时空。
Because light travels in a straight line through the contours of space-time, a light beam will curve where space-time curves, this curving was first measured in 1919.
因为光沿时空走直线，所以光线在时空弯曲的地方会弯曲。这现象在1919年首次被观测到。
Indeed, theorists working on loop quantum gravity think that matter itself is merely the result of twisting and braiding ribbons of space-time.
事实上，研究环圈量子重力学的理论学家认为，物质本身不过是时空纽带扭曲缠绕而成的编织物。
Quantum-gravity theory indicates that the fabric of space-time has an "atomic" geometry that is woven with one-dimensional quantum threads.
量子引力理论指出时空结构具有一个由一维量子线编织成的“原子”几何图。
This phenomenon, predicted by Einstein's theory of general relativity, causes light to curve as it flies through space-time that has been dented by the gravity of large bodies of mass.
这一现象是指光线在时空中传播的过程中由于大质量物质的引力而发生弯曲，这也是爱因斯坦的广义相对论所预言的。
The word singularity is borrowed from astrophysics: it refers to a point in space-time - for example, inside a black hole - at which the rules of ordinary physics do not apply.
奇点这个单词来自于天体物理学：它指的是时空中(例如黑洞内部)所有物理理论都失效的一点。
For the past seven years, this German set-up has been looking for gravitational waves - ripples in space-time thrown off by super-dense astronomical objects such as neutron stars and black holes.
在过去的七年中，这台德国装置一直在探测引力波——由诸如中子星和黑洞这样的超密度天体引发的时空波动。
According to Einstein's view on the universe, space-time should be smooth and continuous.
根据爱因斯坦对宇宙的认知，时空应该是连续的和光滑的。
So would they be able to detect a holographic projection of grainy space-time?
那么它们能够探测出微粒状时空的全息投影吗？
But when you zoom in to very small distances, general relativity cannot ignore quantum fluctuations of space-time.
但当你缩小到小尺度时，广义相对论不能忽视时空的量子涨落。
"It looks like GEO600 is being buffeted by the microscopic quantum convulsions of space-time," says Hogan.
“看起来GEO600像是在被时空的微观量子震动反复撞击。”霍根说。
Some string theorists think the extra dimensions of space-time, which are predicted in string theory, may take this shape.
一些弦论理论家认为弦论所预测的时空以外的额外维度，可能就是这个形状。
Rather, the gravity associated with any mass curves the very space and time (often called space-time) around it.
相反，重力与物体周围的空间和时间（常称为时空）弯曲有关。
If the universe's space-time is positively curved, like the surface of a sphere, parallel beams would come together.
如果宇宙的时空像球体表面一样正向弯曲，平行的光线就会交合在一起。
Theoretical physicists have long believed that quantum effects will cause space-time to convulse wildly on the tiniest scales.
理论物理学家一直相信，在最微小的尺度上，量子效应将导致时空的杂乱震动。
Since gravity is a property of space-time in General Relativity, this is equivalent to computing the dynamics of space-time itself. The story unfolds as follows.
由于引力在广义相对论中是时空的一个属性，所以上述过程相当于计算时空本身的动力。
These waves of curvature in space-time are known as gravitational waves and will temporarily distort any object they pass through.
使时空弯曲的波纹被称为引力波，引力波能使任何穿过它的物体暂时扭曲变形。
During the hunt for the predicted ripples in space-time - known as gravitational waves - physicists stumbled across a rather puzzling phenomenon.
在搜寻时空波纹(所谓重力波)的过程中，物理学家偶然发现了一种令人迷惑的现象。
During the hunt for the predicted ripples in space-time - known as gravitational waves - physicists stumbled across a rather puzzling phenomenon.
在搜寻时空波纹(所谓重力波)的过程中，物理学家偶然发现了一种令人迷惑的现象。
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