NASA: “NASA Announces Results of Epic Space-Time Experiment”

Einstein was right again. There is a space-time vortex around Earth, and its shape precisely matches the predictions of Einstein’s theory of gravity.

Researchers confirmed these points at a press conference today at NASA headquarters where they announced the long-awaited results of Gravity Probe B (GP-B).

“The space-time around Earth appears to be distorted just as general relativity predicts,” says Stanford University physicist Francis Everitt, principal investigator of the Gravity Probe B mission.

Epic indeed!

Why is this cool? Check out the handy layperson explanation in this Reddit thread.

Update

Here’s the full news conference.

See also:

• Gravity Probe B mission homepage
• Wikipedia: Gravity Probe B
• NASA Science