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it's not necessarily a tl;dr i'm requestion, so much as a physic geek deciphering.
by joeguilmette 15y ago
it's not necessarily a tl;dr i'm requestion, so much as a physic geek deciphering.
- masklinn 15y agoRobotRollCall gave an explanation of the thing in the relevant /r/science thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/h45c8/nasa_announced_the_results_of_an_epic_physics/c1sgv0p?context=3 http://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/h45c8/nasa_announced_... (side note: RRC is one of the best commenters to ever happen to /r/science, or more generally Reddit)
- Lost_BiomedE 15y agoWow. If he/she has any spare time, or interest, at all he should teach mini science courses online to the public. He has a gift.
- masklinn 15y agoRRC is an absolutely excellent teacher and explainer of science. I strongly recommend browsing her comments list: http://www.reddit.com/user/RobotRollCall?sort=top http://www.reddit.com/user/RobotRollCall?sort=top
- andrewcooke 15y agoit's a very direct way of measuring the curvature of space. at least in theory. in practice it was such a delicate measurement that, by the time it was done, it was confirming a theory that we not only believe, but are already questioning / extending in other ways. so it's a beautiful but largely pointless exercise that nasa is spinning in a "romantic" way because, well, astronomy and space science depend hugely on public goodwill for government funding.