LARES ‘mirror ball’ satellite will test Einstein’s theory
February 9, 2012 | Source: New Scientist
The Laser Relativity Satellite (credit: European Space Agency)
The Laser Relativity Satellite, or LARES, a tungsten sphere with reflectors mounted in 92 holes punched into its surface, is the latest space probe tasked with measuring general relativity, one of the cornerstones of modern physics.
