The European spacecraft designed to make gravitational wave detection possible from space will begin taking science data on Tuesday. Lisa Pathfinder was launched on 3 December and arrived in its operational orbit,some 1.5m km from soil, closer to the Sun, or on 22 January. Since then,operators fill been testing that everything is functioning correctly. Related: LISA Pathfinder set to launch, paving way for discovery of gravity's secrets Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com