Wanted: Einstein Jr; Physics.(Something is wrong with gravity)(Jet Propulsion Laboratory's John Anderson)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: March 8, 2008 | Copyright information

Something seems wrong with the laws of physics. Spacecraft are not behaving in the way that they should

MIGHTY oaks from little acorns grow. In the 1840s an astronomer called Urbain Le Verrier noticed there was something wrong with the orbit of Mercury. The main axis of the planet's orbital ellipse shifts each time it goes round the sun. That was well known, and is caused by the gravitational pull of Venus. Le Verrier, however, realised that the orbit was shifting too fast. The excess was a tiny fraction of a degree. But it was a disturbing departure from the purity of ...

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