News Roundup
Here are this week’s stories about the Universe, our place in it and other cool stuff.
Pop Culture
‘Project Hail Mary’: First-Look Footage Of Ryan Gosling’s “Space Caveman In A Placenta Onesie” & Alien Rocky Shown At Comic-Con
Just as “The Martian” made its way to the big screens, another one of author Andy Weir’s sci-fi works, “Project Hail Mary,” has been adapted into a full length film, subbing in Ryan Gosling for Matt Damon lost at space.
Dune, 50 years on: how a science fiction novel changed the world
After half a century, 26 books, and three films many lessons of the Dune franchise continue to reverberate in a half century later.
Modern Medicine
U.S. measles outbreaks may end a hard-won victory over the virus
Declining vaccination rates in the US not only have a domestic impact, but obstruct progress in immunization on the world stage. This is some dumb a** policy going down.
A Brief History of mRNA Vaccines
First developed over 30 years ago and subject to rigorous testing since then, mRNA vaccines offer lifesaving innovations on typical immunization methods. What’s the science behind the success?
Astrophysics (Black hole edition)
The Webb space telescope spies its first black holes snacking on stars
Some shy black holes find themselves shrouded in dust, obscuring our view as they snack on nearby stars. Through the use of infrared telescopes we catching them mid-meal.
Research team identifies oldest known supermassive black hole
When did the first blackholes form? It may be have pretty soon after the Universe was born. Astronomers are seeing farther into space and deeper into the past to find the answer.
