![]() ![]() Their study of a unique pair of extreme stars, so called pulsars, involved seven radio telescopes across the globe and revealed new relativistic effects that were expected and have now been observed for the first time. ![]() Credit: Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy The theory of general relativity passes a range of precise tests set by pair of extreme stars.Īn international team of researchers from ten countries led by Michael Kramer from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, has conducted a 16-year long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of general relativity with some of the most rigorous tests yet. The international team looked to the stars - a pair of extreme stars called pulsars to be precise – through seven radio telescopes across the globe. Researchers have conducted a 16-year long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of general relativity. ![]()
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