NASA Gravity Probe Confirms Two Einstein Predictions 139
sanzibar writes "After 52 years of conceiving, testing and waiting, marked by scientific advances and disappointments, one of Stanford's and NASA's longest-running projects comes to a close with a greater understanding of the universe. Stanford and NASA researchers have confirmed two predictions of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, concluding one of the space agency's longest-running projects. Known as Gravity Probe B, the experiment used four ultra-precise gyroscopes housed in a satellite to measure two aspects of Einstein's theory about gravity. The first is the geodetic effect, or the warping of space and time around a gravitational body. The second is frame-dragging, which is the amount a spinning object pulls space and time with it as it rotates."
Re:first comment! (Score:5, Funny)
Uh oh.
Looks like someone didn't account for gravitational time dilation.
Honey? (Score:4, Funny)
"Imagine the Earth as if it were immersed in honey," Francis Everitt, GP-B principal investigator at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., said in a statement
Doh, this is Slashdot, we want a car analogy, please. And have the numerical results expressed in libraries of congress per football field. Thanks.
Re:Nasa Warp Drive Project (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I'm tired of Matt Welsh (Score:5, Funny)
Please, can somebody restore the fortune database? Thanks.
Uh, and First Post.
Restore it? It works fine for me, here:
Are Linux users lemmings collectively jumping off of the cliff of reliable, well-engineered commercial software?
In fact, I've been seeing that for a few days!
Protip: Say that quote while walking the halls. You will immediately know who your fellow /.ers are by the snickers. If your boss laughs, then you're in trouble.
Blah, I Hate This! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Picking nits (Score:3, Funny)
Theory : There is ALWAYS 2 oranges in a bag.
Observation : A bag containing 5 oranges.
Conclusion: 2 oranges in a bag can reproduce