Miss America, an Air Force Graduate, Sits Down To Talk Astrophysics, Among Other Things, With the Sun

This year’s Miss America, Madison Marsh, or, around here, Madison the Magnificent, goes by another title as well, second lieutenant. Before she strutted across stages in high heels, she deciphered the esoteric pathways of gamma radiation as an astrophysics major — at the Air Force Academy. She is just as comfortable discussing black holes as…