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Earth's Frame Dragging Measured with Unprecedented Accuracy
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- Astronomers led by Ignazio Ciufolini have achieved the most accurate measurement of Earth's frame dragging (Lense-Thirring effect) to date, reducing uncertainty to 0.2%.
- Using the LARES-2 satellite and ground-based lasers, they overcame challenges like Earth's oblateness and lunar/solar tides.
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Astronomers led by Ignazio Ciufolini have achieved the most accurate measurement of Earth's frame dragging (Lense-Thirring effect) to date, reducing uncertainty to 0.2%. Using the LARES-2 satellite and ground-based lasers, they overcame challenges like Earth's oblateness and lunar/solar tides.
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