The feat is not just a parlour trick—it could help people visualise how light travels in the curved fabric of space.

这一壮举不仅仅是客厅里的把戏——它可以帮助人们想象光是如何在弯曲的空间结构中传播的。

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Einstein’s theory recognizes that massive objects warp the very fabric of space and time.

爱因斯坦的理论指出巨大的物体会对息息相关的时间和空间产生扭曲。

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Einstein's theory recognizes that massive objects warp the very fabric of space and time.

爱因斯坦的理论认为大质量物体将使时空结构发生扭曲。

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The geodetic effect is caused by a distortion that the Earth's mass makes in the fabric of space.

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Now imagine this happening in the four-dimensional fabric of space and time.

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Black holes are known to draw in material - gas and even stars - and to stretch the very fabric of space-time at their edges.

BBC: First glimpse of a black hole's spin