Einsteins theory still stands up to the stars

Swinburne astronomers research tests Einsteins general theory of relativity when applied to a very unique pair of stars that are unequal in mass and size. The researchers found that Einsteins theory still stands up, almost 100 years after it was originally proposed.

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	Neutron star (pulsar) and white dwarf rotating around each other in close binary orbits. The pulsar's orbit is marked in purple and the white dwarf's in red. Orbital traces on the plane of the sky change over time (i.e. orbital precession) as predicted by Einstein's theory of gravity. Higher quality image [115 KB]    © Swinburne University of Technology 2008
	Animation of pulsar-white dwarf system Highest quality Movie [20 MB]    © Swinburne University of Technology 2008 Higher quality Movie [960 KB]    © Swinburne University of Technology 2008 Right click on file and choose "Save link as" to download