Tuesday, 17. April 2007
Topic: SCIENCE - on April 17, 2007 at 1:52:00 PM CEST
Gravity-B proves Einstein right
The first data from Gravity Probe-B has confirmed that Einstein was a pretty clever chap who knew what he was talking about when it came to space, time, and the universe.
The team working on the mission have demonstrated the so-called geodetic effect, the amount by which the Earth's mass distorts local space time.
So far, the figures are fairly broad brush, but the scientists say by the end of the year they expect to have significantly refined their results.
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