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| The results of two studies announced in early November 1997 provide unprecedented support for “frame-dragging,” a concept predicted by physicist Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. Frame-dragging describes how massive objects actually distort space and time around themselves as they rotate. One of the studies examined frame-dragging around black holes, an example of which is shown here in an artist's conception. | ||||||
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| Joe Bergeron | ||||||
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| Star (astronomy); Supernova; Astronomy; Black Hole; Relativity | ||||||
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