News This Week: Remembering Stephen Hawking And Other Stories

Each week we round up our favorite stories for your weekend-clicking pleasure.

1) Friends and admirers of Stephen Hawking—from Neil deGrasse Tyson to actor Eddie Redmayne, who portrayed Hawking in 2014’s The Theory of Everything—flooded the Internet with memories of and praise for the revolutionary physicist who died on Wednesday at the age of 76. A friend and colleague remembers some of his greatest achievements. Read the story

2) Endometriosis is poorly understood and often undiagnosed. The link between the normalization of menstrual pain and the medical industry’s quickness to minimize women’s discomfort may be part of the problem. Read the story

3) The ultimate moving meditation: Nike and Headspace teamed up to produce AGMRs—audio guided mindful runs. Lace up and zen out. Read the story

4) This summer, NASA is launching a weekend-long Space Camp for adults. It’s never too late to turn a childhood dream into a reality. Read the story