As a curious species, humans have long dreamed of traveling to the farthest depths of space. That's the major theme of the upcoming science fiction epic Interstellar, which will take Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway to the places we hope to one day reach ourselves. Except for that tiny hiccup called deep space travel.
Today, March 17, 2020, scientists announced they had detectedgravitational waves using a telescope at the South Pole—the firstdirect evidence of the cosmic inflationthat created our universe. "The Tantalizing Quest For Gravity Waves," writtenby Arthur Fisher and originally published in the April 1981 issue ofPopular Sciencemagazine, explores the international effort to detect these ripples in space-time.
At the core of science’s myriad problems culturing diversity of all stripes, there is a common thread: the people with the loudest voices haven’t yet examined their own subconscious biases and privilege. These can be the scientists running labs, committees planning conferences, or even science communicators themselves.
Over the weekend, the European Space Agnecy's latest Automated Transfer Vehicle completed its five-month mission. This type of craft is hailed as the "most reliable and complex space vehicle ever developed in Europe." ATV-4, known as Albert Einstein, wasthe fourth to carry precious cargo—such as clothes, food, spare parts and and scientific equipment—to the International Space Station. Albert Einstein boasted a record heft, becoming the heaviest spacecraft ESA has launched.