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Astronomer Claims 'Direct Evidence' of Gravity Breaking Down (www.vice.com)
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What's that saying again? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence? I don't think we're quite there yet, but for all of you MOdified Newtonian Dynamics fans (and Dark Matter haters) out there here's a bit of good news.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, it is a direct quote from the published study, so maybe not the journalist's fault this time:

"direct evidence for the breakdown of standard gravity at weak acceleration” and reveal “an immovable anomaly of gravity in favor of MOND-based modified gravity"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

So it would be a breakdown of standard gravity, not of gravity full stop. Sensationalized headline.