Did it prove Einstein was right? A group of scientists planned for seven years to capture shots of the stars around the solar eclipse.
'Mystical experience' as millions see eclipse
Did it prove Einstein was right? A group of scientists planned for seven years to capture shots of the stars around the solar eclipse.
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Four minutes. For four minutes, the skies darkened. For four minutes, the birds fell silent. For four minutes, millions of Americans put on a pair of special goggles and looked up at the sky to witness the eclipse.
An eclipse happens when the Moon passes in front of the sun, blocking out the view of the sun from the Earth. It goes dark even though it is the daytime.
Eclipses are very rareUncommon.. Throughout history, lots of societies made up their own explanations for eclipses. In VietnamA Southeast Asian country with a population of nearly 100 million. it used to be thought that an eclipse happens when a giant frog swallows the Sun and its master, the lord of Hahn, has to persuadeConvince. Try to change someone's mind or make them do something. him to spit it back out.
On Monday, a group of scientists were watching the eclipse near the Mexican town of El Salto. They had a clear purpose: to prove Albert EinsteinA German-born physicist, whose work in the early 20th Century revolutionised scientific understanding of the world. right.
Einstein argued that gravity can cause space and time to work in unusual ways. Close to a black holeA region of space where the force of gravity is such that no matter or radiation can escape., the most massive objects we know about, you would see your watch ticking more slowly.
We have never found clear proof of Einstein's idea. That is why the scientists in Mexico were there. They hoped to find evidenceSomething which proves that something else is true. that Einstein's theory is correct.
Einstein said that the stars around the sun in the sky should appear in a different position when the sun is there from when it is absent. During the eclipse, the scientist took lots of photos of the stars with the sun missing. They hope that the pictures will prove him right.
Did it prove Einstein was right?
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Yes! Most scientists had already decided that Einstein was right. This will only add extra evidence.
No! An experiment can never really "prove" anything. It just provides useful evidence until someone comes along with better equipment to test out your idea again.
Rare - Uncommon.
Vietnam - A Southeast Asian country with a population of nearly 100 million.
Persuade - Convince. Try to change someone's mind or make them do something.
Albert Einstein - A German-born physicist, whose work in the early 20th Century revolutionised scientific understanding of the world.
Black hole - A region of space where the force of gravity is such that no matter or radiation can escape.
Evidence - Something which proves that something else is true.
‘Mystical experience’ as millions see eclipse

Glossary
Rare - Uncommon.
Vietnam - A Southeast Asian country with a population of nearly 100 million.
Persuade - Convince. Try to change someone's mind or make them do something.
Albert Einstein - A German-born physicist, whose work in the early 20th Century revolutionised scientific understanding of the world.
Black hole - A region of space where the force of gravity is such that no matter or radiation can escape.
Evidence - Something which proves that something else is true.