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Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific commander, Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, meet at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 3, 2024. Credit: U.S. Air ...

The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or two to tell you about fascinating ideas from their corner of the universe.

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