Studying Physics in Microgravity
The Gravitational Waves of Innovation: Detecting the Signals in a Noisy Universe From my vantage point, having spent years sifting through the cosmic microwave background searching for the faint whispers of the early universe, I’ve learned a thing or two...
Studying Physics in Microgravity
Quantum Computing: From Superposition to Super Returns? The universe, at its most fundamental level, dances to the tune of quantum mechanics. It’s a realm where particles can be in multiple states at once – a concept known as superposition –...
Studying Physics in Microgravity
The Signal Detection: Clearing the Atmospheric Noise When I spent my nights at the Mauna Kea Observatories in my thirties, we were obsessed with the “seeing”—the stability of the atmosphere. A turbulent atmosphere blurs the light of a distant quasar,...