Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Testing Relativity

Posted by michael on from the rewriting-textbooks dept.

MGDruss writes "NASA are proposing an empirical measurement on the ISS which would test general relativity to a precision within the bounds of superstring (and other) theories to predict deviation." We mentioned the Cassini experiment last year.

3 of 322 comments (clear)

  1. Re:but.... by understyled · · Score: 5, Funny

    What ever happened to the concept that the simplest explaination is probably the best?

    that only works in movies starring jodie foster.

    --
    Sig (appended to the end of comments you post, 120 chars)
  2. Re:Let's have a little poll. by Forge · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot logic.

    Testing mathematical theories by means of slightly twisted democracy. :)

    --
    --= Isn't it surprising how badly I spell ?
  3. Re:Let's have a little poll. by FesterDaFelcher · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's turtles all the way down, man.

    --
    My user number is prime. Is yours?