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From a paper published at the Cornell University Library (published in Phys. Rev D):
There are very few direct experimental tests of the inverse square law of gravity at distances comparable to the scale of the Solar System and beyond. Here we describe a possible space mission optimized to test the inverse square law at a scale of up to 100 AU. This experiment would extend our understanding of gravity to the largest scale that can be reached with a direct probe using known technology. This would provide a powerful test of long-distance modifications of gravity including many theories motivated by dark matter or dark energy.
(Nb: the paper is published in Phys. Rev D, I link to the arxiv article. The form of publication is common where one publishes in arxiv before sending to a journal in order to provide open access to an article published in a subscriber only journal.)
(Score: 2) by Post-Nihilist on Wednesday December 02 2015, @01:39AM
I fail to see the troll, in the above post, it feels like gibberish but so does the paper. The abstract quite accessible but the paper quickly become impenetrable to someone outside the field of space probe desing.
Be like us, be different, be a nihilist!!!
(Score: 2) by Post-Nihilist on Wednesday December 02 2015, @01:47AM
After further reading, would replace space probe desing with deep knowledge of cosmology.
Be like us, be different, be a nihilist!!!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 02 2015, @10:17AM
What is a desing anyway?