# Einstein’s 103 year old Theory of Relativity proven

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**Created:** [July 4, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/einstein-s-103-year-old-theory-of-relativity-proven/5267 "2018-07-04T16:06:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Projection\_Leonhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dc4da7/32.png) [@Projection\_Leonhart](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Projection_Leonhart)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/einstein-s-103-year-old-theory-of-relativity-proven/5267/1 "2018-07-04T16:06:26Z")

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As of June 21, 2018 a scientific endeavor pointed the Hubble telescope at a galaxy 500 million light years away and finally proved Albert Einstein’s 103 year old Theory of Relativity. I saved the picture that proved it as my phones background .  
 ![hubble-einstein-ring](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/2X/c/c28cf3b789e4a64c2743906e8a7900bd7e1143fa.jpg)  
[“It works!” Relativity article on the 06/21/2018 proof.](http://www.space.com/40958-einstein-general-relativity-test-distant-galaxy.html)

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**Author:** ![sheralmyst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/sheralmyst/32/55317_2.png) [@sheralmyst](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/sheralmyst)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/einstein-s-103-year-old-theory-of-relativity-proven/5267/2 "2018-07-04T19:14:04Z")

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Awesome stuff!

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**Author:** ![crypticevincar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/crypticevincar/32/3614_2.png) [@crypticevincar](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/crypticevincar)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/einstein-s-103-year-old-theory-of-relativity-proven/5267/3 "2018-07-06T13:32:36Z")

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I could have sworn I’d already read about this (or something similar) and searched like crazy for the article. This is dated February of 2016.

> **[Gravitational Waves Detected, Confirming Einstein’s Theory (Published 2016)](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/12/science/ligo-gravitational-waves-black-holes-einstein.html)**
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> Scientists say they heard the faint chirp of two black holes colliding a billion light-years away, fulfilling Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

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**Author:** ![jedidia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/jedidia/32/1237_2.png) [@jedidia](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/jedidia)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/einstein-s-103-year-old-theory-of-relativity-proven/5267/4 "2018-07-06T14:00:13Z")

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Well, parts of the theory were proven over and over since its inception. The detection of gravitational waves last year mentioned above was probably one of the strongest, proving that general relativity was not just a useful mathematical model, but did model spacetime in a way that must be very close to reality.

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**Author:** ![crypticevincar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/crypticevincar/32/3614_2.png) [@crypticevincar](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/crypticevincar)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/einstein-s-103-year-old-theory-of-relativity-proven/5267/5 "2018-07-06T15:56:53Z")

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Reality? Never assume we’re not living in a vast simulation. 🤪