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Solar System in a Can May Reveal Hidden Dimensions

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you-can-get-them-in-cans dept.

dylanduck writes "A model solar system, made of tungsten and placed in space, could reveal hidden spatial dimensions and test alternative theories of gravity. If the system's 'planets' moved slightly differently to the way predicted by standard gravity, it would signal the presence of new physical phenomena." From the article: "Once at the Lagrange point, the artificial solar system would be set in motion inside the spacecraft. An 8-centimetre-wide sphere of tungsten would act as an artificial sun, while a smaller test sphere would be launched 10 cm away into an oval-shaped orbit. The miniscule planet would orbit its tungsten sun 3,000 times per year."

5 of 251 comments (clear)

  1. I AM THE KING OF NO PANTS. by Chrispy1000000+the+2 · · Score: -1, Troll

    IN MY PANTS.

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  2. Re:Gotchas, we got em by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What's next, balls on the moon, mars, and beyond?

    Next we'll have balls on your chin, followed by balls on your forehead (teabag!) and finally, balls rapidly approaching and then withdrawing from Uranus (FPMITAP).

  3. Cheese in a can by Cisko+Kid · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is that like cheese in a can? If that is the case I do not want any.

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  4. Re:High School Physics by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The GP needs to get out more often - You sir, need a life!

  5. If, if, if. by WhatDoIKnow · · Score: 0, Troll

    ' "If the system's 'planets' moved slightly differently to the way predicted by standard gravity, it would signal the presence of new physical phenomena." ' Uh huh. And if a frog had wings it wouldn't have to land on it's ass whenever it jumped.