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SA Space & Physics Vol 5 Issue 2

Space & Physics

April 2022

Volume 5, Issue 2

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Features

100 Years Ago, a Quantum Experiment Explained Why We Don't Fall through Our Chairs
Quantum Physics

100 Years Ago, a Quantum Experiment Explained Why We Don't Fall through Our Chairs

The basic concept of quantum spin provides an understanding of a vast range of physical phenomena

By Davide Castelvecchi and Gary Stix
What We Learned from the Perseverance Rover's First Year on Mars
Planetary Science

What We Learned from the Perseverance Rover's First Year on Mars

Despite some unexpected challenges, team members are setting lofty goals for the rover in 2022

By Lee Billings and Nadia Drake

Departments

From the Editor
Humans and the Quantum Experience
Opinion
It's Time for a Global Ban on Destructive Antisatellite Testing
Does Quantum Mechanics Reveal That Life Is But a Dream?
Whistleblowers Make Spaceflight Safer, Says Witness to Apollo Tragedy
News
Astronomers Find First Ever Rogue Black Hole Adrift in the Milky Way
Record-Breaking Supernova Is Part of a New Class of Objects
Quantum Friction Explains Water's Freaky Flow
Could Echoes from Colliding Black Holes Prove Stephen Hawking's Greatest Prediction?
How Light Is a Neutrino? The Answer Is Closer Than Ever
Hypersonic Weapons Can't Hide from New Eyes in Space
U.S. Project Reaches Major Milestone toward Practical Fusion Power
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