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In the early 1900’s, research had been conducted into the prediction by general relativity of distortions in space-time by the presence of black holes. Now, through research conducted by this office, such distortions[known as frame dragging]have been verified.
Due to the fact that the gravitational grip of black holes makes observations of a direct nature difficult, it was necessary to observe the effects of near-by stellar objects instead.
As a black hole sucks matter and gases away from these objects, it creates a ring around itself. This disk begins to heat up as the material approaches the black hole, emitting x-rays. It is these emissions which brought attention to the variations in intensity at which they are produced.
It was discovered that there was a distortion in the materials orbit around the black hole; But not just the material, but the very orbit itself. Both were wobbling like a top, in the same direction, but at different velocities.
Similar evidence of such ‘frame dragging’ has been detected around spinning neutron stars, supporting contention that such is not random, but a natural phenomenon.
ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Further research will be conducted, and updates provided as they become available.
The Universe:
Is it old enough for all?
A report by:
RAdm. R.M. Wey & FComm. D.L. Wey
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Much has been bantered about concerning the age of the universe; Depending on where one looked, the universe appeared younger than many of the stars within it.
Researchers have been using instruments designed to provide a three dimensional view of space, thus giving them a better map of the stars and their distances from one another.
It was calculated that a particular cluster, known as M92, was of an age around 12.8 to 15.2 billion years. However, with more than a 2.4 billion year difference, such calculations must be scrutinized.
The reasons for this are that many of the computations for models about the earth’s sun do not fit the proven facts.
Thus, it would be unwise to consider the paradox of the age of the universe to be ‘solved’. It is far more likely to be a thorn in the side of astrophysicists for many years to come.
