NASA: Einstein's Cosmic Speed Limit

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In its first year of operations, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has mapped the entire sky with unprecedented resolution and sensitivity in gamma-rays, the highest-energy form of light. On May 10, 2009 a pair of gamma-ray photons reached Fermi only 900 milliseconds apart after traveling for 7 billion years. Fermis measurement gives us rare experimental evidence that space-time is smooth as Einstein predicted, and has shut the door on several approaches to gravity where space-time is foamy enough to interfere strongly with light. This version of the film is missing a shot. If you want to see the full version in all its glory, go to its listing in our film archive: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?10510 To find out more visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/first_year.html

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Uploaded: November 2nd, 2009 @ 4:21 pm
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