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Release No.: 2005-01For Release: Monday, January 10, 2005
Going Beyond Einstein: Spacetime Wave Orbits Black Hole
Going Beyond Einstein: Spacetime Wave Orbits Black Hole
Astronomers have discovered evidence for physics beyond Einstein's general relativity. This artist's conception shows a galactic black hole being orbited by a ripple in spacetime--a distortion in the fabric of space itself.
Credit: Dana Berry (CfA/NASA)
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This artist's conception shows the binary system GRS1915+105, which shows evidence for a wave of spacetime in its accretion disk. A 10 solar mass black hole at the center of the disk pulls gas from a nearby companion star. The gas spiraling into the black hole heats so much that it emits X-ray radiation.
Credit: Dana Berry (CfA/NASA)
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Credit: Dana Berry (CfA/NASA)
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