RE: This is awesome to those interested in science.
May 12, 2011 at 2:46 am
(This post was last modified: May 12, 2011 at 2:47 am by lilphil1989.)
The prediction of the precession of the perihelion of mercury, the fact that GPS has to correct for gravitational time dilation, the indirect observation of gravitational waves in the Hulse-Taylor binary system and the Pound-Rebka experiment are examples of evidence supporting general relativity.
So this is not so much some kind of final, clinching piece of evidence, rather another piece to add to the pile!
Although it is the first observation of frame-dragging in which the uncertainties don't completely swamp the result (that I'm aware of..), which is pretty cool.
The really awesome thing to look out for is the detection of gravitational waves when Advanced LIGO and LISA (if that ever happens, stupid americans, cutting NASA funding!) start running.
As for wormholes, you're jumping the gun quite a bit there.
So this is not so much some kind of final, clinching piece of evidence, rather another piece to add to the pile!
Although it is the first observation of frame-dragging in which the uncertainties don't completely swamp the result (that I'm aware of..), which is pretty cool.
The really awesome thing to look out for is the detection of gravitational waves when Advanced LIGO and LISA (if that ever happens, stupid americans, cutting NASA funding!) start running.
As for wormholes, you're jumping the gun quite a bit there.
Galileo was a man of science oppressed by the irrational and superstitious. Today, he is used by the irrational and superstitious who claim they are being oppressed by science - Mark Crislip
