Astronomers have proposed constructing a series of space telescopes to image black holes known as the Event Horizon Imager (EHI)
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Wobbling cosmic jets are being warped by a black hole and its powerful gravity
The space around the black hole V404 Cygni is being pushed and pulled by its gravity, which causes a wobble on its relativistic jets
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Watching distant galaxies has revealed the elusive nature of dark energy
Using Einstein’s general theory of relativity and highly sensitive equipment, astronomers have constrained the role of dark energy in the early universe
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Einstein’s theory successfully tested near supermassive black hole
This result is the culmination of 26 years of observations made by the Very Large Telescope in Chile
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Scientists successfully test Einstein’s general relativity outside the Milky Way
By comparing the mass of ESO 325-G004 with the curvature of space around it, the astronomers found that gravity on these astronomical length-scales behaves as predicted by general relativity
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Stephen Hawking’s final theory
This new theory challenges our current understanding of the universe and the initial Big Bang
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Milky Way’s supermassive black hole reveals signs of relativity
By observing stars near our galaxy’s centre, astronomers have seen hints of Einstein’s theory of relativity
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New confirmation of Einstein’s general theory of relativity
Einstein predicted gravitational lensing over one hundred years ago
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Astronomers clock the spin rate of a supermassive black hole
The rotational rate of one of the most massive black holes in the universe has been measured