In physics, spacetime, also called the space-time continuum, is a mathematical model that fuses the three dimensions of space and the one dimension of time into a single four-dimensional continuum.

Dec 18, 2025 · space-time, in physical science, single concept that recognizes the union of space and time, first proposed by the mathematician Hermann Minkowski in 1908 as a way to reformulate Albert …

Aug 25, 2025 · Few ideas in modern science have reshaped our understanding of reality more profoundly than space-time—the interwoven fabric of space and time at the heart of Albert Einstein's …

May 24, 2025 · Albert Einstein, through his groundbreaking work on relativity, dramatically changed our understanding of space and time. The key insight he brought was that space and time are not …

Jul 31, 2025 · Space-time compression focuses on how the world seems smaller now that we have more access to it, not time in space. Space-time vs. Earth time depends on where you are in space. If …

May 20, 2021 · Space-time is the conceptual model that best explains how the universe works. (Image credit: Shutterstock) The fabric of space-time is a conceptual model combining the three dimensions …

Jun 1, 2018 · Albert Einstein saw what was coming as early as November 1916. A year earlier he had formulated his general theory of relativity, which postulates that gravity is not a force that propagates...