On: A new experiment casts doubt on the leading theory...

[nine_k]

Small discrepancies in the observed orbit of Mercury ended up changing our understanding of space and time in most profound ways.

[t8sr → nine_k]

That's not at all what's going on here. EFT is a limit of a more fundamental theory which is already known. Orbital mechanics were a limit of a more fundamental theory that was NOT known at the time.