Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity has been reaffirmed, thanks to a unique stellar pairing almost 7,000 light-years from Earth, has offered them an exclusive opportunity to study the nature of gravity.
A newly-discovered neutron star in orbit with a companion white dwarf star, that orbit each other once every two-and-a-half hours, have created an extremely strong gravitational force that has put competing theories of gravity to a more stringent test than any before.
Scientists say this is good news for researchers wishing to make the first direct detection of gravitational waves with advanced instruments.
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