Eclipses in a unique system of two dead stars, called pulsars, has shown that one of the pair is 'wobbling' in space - just like a spinning top.
The effect, called precession, is precisely as predicted by Albert Einstein and is thus a new and exciting confirmation of his theory.
‘We discovered the double pulsar in 2003 using the Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia and have since been carefully timing the arrival of its pulses using several telescopes, including the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank, and the Green Bank Telescope in the US,’ Prof Michael Kramer of the University of Manchester said.
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