Tests of general relativity
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Tests of general relativity serve to establish observational evidence for the theory of general relativity. The first three tests, proposed by Albert Einstein in 1915, concerned the "anomalous" preces
Transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006 with sunspots #921, 922, and 923
One of Eddington's photographs of the 1919 solar eclipse experiment, presented in his 1920 paper announcing its success
The LAGEOS-1 satellite. (D=60 cm)
A bright ring of material surrounding a dark center that marks the shadow of the M87's supermassive black hole. The image also provided a key confirmation of General relativity.
Mercury (planet)
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Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System. It is a rocky planet with a trace atmosphere and a surface gravity slightly lower than that of Mars. The surface of Mercu
Tests of general relativity
…the theory of general relativity. The first three tests, proposed by Albert Einstein in 1915, concerned the "anomalous" precession of the perihelion of Mercury, the bending of light in gravitational fields, and the gravitational redshift. The precession of Mercury was already known; experiments showing light…
Mercury in true color (by MESSENGER in 2008).
MASCS spectrum scan of Mercury's surface by MESSENGER
Enhanced-color image of craters Munch (left), Sander (center), and Poe (right) amid volcanic plains (orange) near Caloris Basin
Perspective view of Caloris Basin – high (red); low (blue)