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Falling objects in orbit show Einstein was right — again

An experiment provides the most precise confirmation yet of a key tenet of general relativity

illustration of the orbiting MICROSCOPE experiment satellite with earth in the background

The final results from the orbiting MICROSCOPE experiment (illustrated) provide the most precise confirmation yet that all things fall the same way under the influence of gravity.

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By James R. Riordon

- More than 2 years ago

Gravity doesn’t discriminate. An experiment in orbit has confirmed, with precision a hundred times greater than previous efforts, that everything falls the same way under the influence of gravity.