Theory of Relativity confirmed! Again!
The experiment is simple in principle: Put a satellite in polar orbit around the Earth, so that it will alternately pass through distorted and non-distorted regions of space-time. The satellite is equipped with four ultra-precise gyroscopes, all carefully aligned with each other. The satellite itself sets its sights on a particular star, and uses that star as a guide to ensure that it’s orientation does not change. In a Newtonian universe, the gyroscopic action of the gyroscopes will ensure that they remain perfectly aligned no matter what happens. According to Einstein, however, the gyroscopes will twist and turn along with the distorting space that they occupy. And this is exactly what the science team behind the experiment observed happening!
So there we have it. The theory of relativity continues to be the most accurate view of the universe yet!