Einstein was right: There is a four-dimensional space-time vortex around Earth, and the spin of Earth does twist space-time.
That’s according to NASA, in an announcement made 52 years after scientists first imagined how to test Einstein’s theory on space-time – before the technology to test it had even been invented.
NASA announced confirmation of the four-D space-time vortex around Earth on May 4, 2011.
Einstein published his general theory of relativity in 1916.
(READ the story in EarthSky.org)
From: Andrew N.— 2011-05-07 15:35
As a man of science I like it wen discoveries like this take prominence in the media. Learning how the universe works is a critical human endeavor, the better we understand it, the better equipped we are to prosper in it. Thank you for bringing this great discovery to peoples attention.