Digging deep into the Earth to test Einstein’s theory of relativity

A laser-based gyroscope has been buried deep in Earth’s core to measure the rotation of our planet.

The ambitious experiment, revealed in a new paper, should be precise enough to reveal the effects of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

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