Newtonian verses relativity, what is the problem? When posed with the situation of what will happen should the sun suddenly vanish from the universe Newton suggest that the planets, no longer pulled by the gravitational field of the sun, would instantly project outward in a strait line. Einstein suggests that this solution is impossible since nothing in the universe can react faster than the speed of light, not even gravity. From this and only this conclusion Einstein created the theory of relativity.

The flaw in the theory is not the theory but the constraints that led to the theory. He is given a situation where the sun instantly vanishes from the universe, an imposable occurrence, and then applies only possible solutions to the situation. If given an imposable occurrence it is not only reasonable to expect an impossible solution but it is virtually inevasible. By eliminating the impossible as a possible solution one will only yield false results.

Should we look at the same problem with an initial constraint of a possible occurrence then we will in fact have possible solutions that fit into the physical universe. The problem restated; if the sun were to dissipate even at near the speed of light then the gravity of the sun will also dissipate at the same rate. As the sun grows smaller and its gravity weaker the planets will shoot off one by one in a strait line just as Newton suggests. Accelerating the speed of dissipation to an instant, an impossible act, would yield an instantaneous release of the planets from the grasps of the sun, an impossible reaction. Newton’s solution is correct.

This idea that Einstein's theory of relativity is wrong is further established in an article written by a mathematician who concluded that the observed deviations of solar orbits do not match Einstein's theory. Rather Newton's theory is the only one that works correctly. So much so that NASA still uses Newton's math to govern space flights. This article can be found in a paper by Tom Van Flandern, University of Maryland on the subject of the speed of gravity.