[PatrickHenry]

SciencePing

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[PatrickHenry]

I think this is the official website: GRAVITY PROBE B.

[phantomworker]

A careful, thorough analysis of the data is underway. The scientists will do it in three stages, Everitt explains. First, they will look at the data from each day of the year-long experiment, checking for irregularities. Next they'll break the data into roughly month-long chunks, and finally they'll look at the whole year. By doing it this way, the scientists should be able to find any problems that a more simple analysis might miss.

Looks like a well-designed experiment...

[VadeRetro]

If they detect the vortex, precisely as expected, it simply means that Einstein was right, again.

Unless it means, "Scientists see what they want to see" blah blah blah! </Luddite_mode>

[edwin hubble]

This is neat.

We are now performing experiments to test the theories of gravity (general relativity) and quantum mechanics that are approaching 100 years old.

We are now taking data in what have been classic "thought experiments". Gravity Probe B has gyroscopes containing the most perfect spheres ever made.

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!