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We Might Be A Tiny Bit Wrong About Mercury’s Orbit
It turns out we may have Mercury’s orbit wrong. Not by much, but by enough that a future mission can measure it, test Albert Einstein’s landmark theory of general relativity, and further refine its mathematics.
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Einstein’s Theory Passes A Massive Test
The most basic physical laws you’ve learned — those drafted up by Isaac Newton in the 17th century — don’t work for everything. Once you try to applying them to really fast things moving nearly at the speed of light or things heavier than stars, they start to fall apart. That’s where Albert Einstein’s expanded…
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Scientists Weigh A Star Using Gravity, Proving Einstein Wrong By Proving Him Right
Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity, called general relativity, is probably the best physics theory ever formulated. It just keeps working, often for things Einstein himself didn’t believe, like the accelerating expansion of the universe. Scientists only just proved some of its crazy predictions, like gravitational waves.
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How Your Kids Can Grow Up To Be As Smart As Einstein
Looking to raise a little family of wild-haired, Nobel Prize-winning brains? Here’s how you can get your kids on the path of Einstein, and scientific glory.