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Einstein's Theory Passes Strict New Test
FiReaNGeL writes with an excerpt from a story at e! Science News: "Taking advantage of a unique cosmic configuration, astronomers have measured an effect predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity in the extremely strong gravity of a pair of superdense neutron stars. Essentially, the famed physicist's 93-year-old theory passed yet another test. Scientists at McGill University used the National Science Foundation's Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) to do a four-year study of a double-star system unlike any other known in the Universe. The system is a pair of neutron stars, both of which are seen as pulsars that emit lighthouse-like beams of radio waves."
Nothing annoys me more than vain politicians having things named after themselves. Especially scientific instruments. Robert Byrd is one of the biggest pork barrel spenders in congress and in my opinion nothing should be named after him.
If I disagree with you it's because you are wrong.
in a rotating system, that an unbalanced torque produces precession is old news. what a waste of time and internet space this article is.
Yes, that's a great observation! However, the lack of testable laws of evolution are one telling sign that the theory of evolution is not in the same league as other theories.
I'm not disputing that life changes over time, I'm just noting that the theory of evolution is not as developed or as clearly defined as other theories. That statement is controversial because it suggests that there may be an alternative explanation that is not purely naturalistic.
Is "Green Bank" code for "Burning Cross?"
This facility must be renamed.
geeks, dorks, nerds.... Jeez, C'mon. Getting laid is relative to everything.