Animation of Earth and the fabric of space

Duration : 0:00:55 | Owner: Hubble Space Telescope | User : Hubble Space Telescope |

This video, from Hubblecast 79, shows Earth sitting on a slightly warped two-dimensional grid. This animation formed part of an explanation of where the common analogy of space as a fabric breaks down.

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http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/hubblecast79b/

Credit:
Martin Kornmesser, Luis Calcada, NASA, ESA/Hubble