relativity

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By applying ideas from general relativity to the aftermath of a massive star's explosion, the researchers were able to explain the strange signals seen in this extraordinarily bright event.

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Einstein's general theory of relativity, on the other hand, describes gravity and the motion of planets, stars, and galaxies.

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It is the clearest gravitational wave signal ever recorded from a pair of merging black holes, giving researchers an unusually sharp tool for testing Albert Einstein's theory of gravity, called general relativity.

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Today's standard picture of the universe is built on Einstein's general theory of relativity and the standard model of particle physics.

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His theory of general relativity explains gravity as a bending of spacetime itself.

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