Sai Wang

The Big Bang was like a cosmic thunderclap that set the fabric of space vibrating. These vibrations — gravitational waves — still echo through the Universe like a fading rumble from that ancient event. The louder the initial 'bang,' the more primordial black holes should have formed.

A chemical detective searches for life on other planets. Its tool is a mass spectrometer that identifies molecules by weight (the same device earthly forensic scientists use to analyze clues).