Well, the opening talk is done. GPB has seen what they call “glimpses” of frame dragging, a critical prediction of GR. However, clearly not all experimental effects are understood. Looks like they are planning for a December final analysis…
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APS begins! We start with the first results from GPB. This probe orbits earth and makes a critical test of general relativity.