Ultracold Quantum Collisions Have Been Achieved in Space for the First Time

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March 19, 2021

Physics Ultracold Quantum Collisions Have Been Achieved in Space for the First Time Creating Bose-Einstein condensates—and crashing them together—in microgravity could lead to physics breakthroughs, better spacecraft navigation and more By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Public Health Charles Blow Tells You How to Actually Fight Racism The New York Times columnist discusses police brutality, racial disparities of the pandemic and diversifying the workplace  By Bernadette Bynoe

Behavior & Society I'm Agonizing over My Naive Realism The philosophical position that the world has an objective, physical existence may be dubious, but we need it to address our very real problems By John Horgan

Space NASA Moon Rocket Passes Critical Engine Test The Space Launch System could launch on an inaugural lunar mission later this year By Amy Thompson,SPACE.com

Medical & Biotech Scientists Grew Tiny Tear Glands in a Dish--Then Made Them Cry Organoids made of tear-producing cells offer chances to study, and possibly treat, eye disorders By Heidi Ledford,Nature magazine

Space Seismic Ripples Reveal Size of Mars's Core Mars becomes the first inner planet after Earth to have its core measured By Alexandra Witze,Nature magazine

Public Health What Florence Nightingale Can Teach Us about Architecture and Health The 19th-century nurse and public health researcher understood the importance of light in fighting and preventing disease By Steven Lockley

Space Perseverance Rover Settles In during First Month on Mars With initial operations going smoothly, the rover could soon attempt to launch its pioneering helicopter, Ingenuity By Mike Wall,SPACE.com

Space Water on Mars May Be Trapped in the Planet's Crust, Not Lost to Space Understanding the fate of Mars's moisture could unlock deep secrets of the planet's past habitability By Jonathan O'Callaghan

Conservation National Park Nature Walks, Episode 1: Rocky Mountains Today we launch a new pop-up podcast miniseries that takes your ears into the deep sound of nature. Host Jacob Job, an ecologist and audiophile, brings you inches away from a multitude of creatures, great and small, amid the sonic grandeur of nature. You may not be easily able to access these places amid the pandemic, but after you take this acoustic journey, you will be longing to get back outside. Strap on some headphones, find a quiet place, and prepare to experience the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. By Jacob Job | 35:43

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