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The Equivalence Principle under a MICROSCOPE

• Physics 15, 95
A cartoon illustrates results from the MICROSCOPE satellite mission, which has measured with astronomical sensitivity the falling rate of different objects under gravity.

—Matthew R. Francis is a physicist and freelance science writer based in Virginia.

—Maki Naro is a science illustrator based in New York.

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