What Did That Short-Wave Message From Iran Mean?

A mysterious short-wave radio broadcast from Iran sent out a series of number sequences, when the US and Israeli attack on Iran began. Reporter Shane Harris wrote about this for The Atlantic, and explains how similar dispatches were used by spies in previous generations, and what this dispatch of numbers could mean for the war in Iran. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a large-scale physics experiment and observatory designed to detect cosmic gravitational waves. MIT scientists Nergis Mavalvala and Salvatore Vitale explain how close we are to observing the dark universe.Mondays are America 250 days for The Curiosity Desk. Today,  history influencer Daniel Berger-Jones tells the stories of several Boston women who made crucial advances in astronomy and space exploration, from the 1800s to now. ---------Have something you’re curious about? Leave us a voicemail anytime at 877-301-8970, or submit questions via the form on our landing page at GBHNews.org.Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content and exclusive videos.