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Massive double star is latest test for Einstein’s gravity theory

Pulsar and white dwarf are spiralling towards each other at rate predicted by general relativity.

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Cowen, R. Massive double star is latest test for Einstein’s gravity theory. Nature (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2013.12880

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