Fascinating Developments Regarding General Relativity

1. New Evidence of "Lense-Thirring" Precession

Researchers have recently observed more precise evidence of frame-dragging (the Lense-Thirring effect) around rotating black holes and neutron stars.

1 This is a core prediction of General Relativity where a massive, spinning object actually "drags" the fabric of spacetime around with it.

2 Recent data from X-ray observatories has shown "wobbling" accretion disks that match Einstein’s math with incredible accuracy.

2. Testing the "Equivalence Principle" in Space

There has been ongoing buzz regarding the MICROSCOPE mission results and follow-up proposals. Scientists are pushing the "Equivalence Principle"—the idea that gravity affects all objects the same way regardless of their mass or composition—to its absolute limit. Recent refinements have confirmed this principle to a precision of 10^{-15}, making it one of the most strictly tested laws in all of science.