Neutron Stars Prove Einstein Right (Again)

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By Eliza Strickland
Jul 7, 2008 6:44 PMNov 5, 2019 5:10 AM
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A new study of a pair of neutron stars has proven that Albert Einstein got the details right on his theory of general relativity, which describes the interactions of gravity, space, and time in our universe. A team of astrophysicists examined two newly discovered neutron stars, the small and dense stellar bodies formed after a supernova collapses, and found that Einstein accurately predicted their movements more than 90 years before the unusual star system was first sighted.

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