Einstein's theory to be tested.

[Mike Rotch]

http://www.gravityprobeb.com/

I didnt even know about this till my brother sent it to me.

 

[vat_man]

...but I thought they were already using Einstein's theory on the warping of space to detect planets in other solar systems - light warps around planets producing a lens effect on the star, allowing astronomers to more closely observe the star and infer the presence of the planet.

 

[Mike Rotch]

I think they want to actually calculate how much warping occurs in a given gravitational field. That way they can somehow more accurately estimate the warping around distant stars.

 

[HIGH ON LIFE]

I havent checked out the link but are yall talking about how astronomers tell where distant planets are by looking at how the light bends....because i have this program that explains Einstein's theorys like if you shined a flashlight in a rocketship during lift-off the light would bend due to gravity...

 

[vat_man]

Originally posted by Mike Rotch
I think they want to actually calculate how much warping occurs in a given gravitational field. That way they can somehow more accurately estimate the warping around distant stars.

Ah - a matter of precision. Cool.