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The very word "quantum" makes people's imaginations run wild. But chances are you've fallen for at least one of these myths.
how many planets
There will always be "wolf-criers" whose claims wither under scrutiny. But aliens are certainly out there, if science dares to find them.
Illustration of a person holding a cup while selecting a book from a shelf filled with various colorful book spines.
Revisiting the year’s noteworthy nonfiction.
cosmic rays
Particles are everywhere, including particles from space that stream through the human body. Here's how they prove Einstein's relativity.
A checkerboard pattern of blue and beige squares features line art of people, abstract graphs, black pixel clusters, fingerprint-like textures, and hints of AI lessons woven throughout the design.
Handled right, AI has potential to bring back middle-skill jobs lost to the rise of computers, economists argue. Or, like the mechanized mills of the past, it could toss whole sectors out of work.
jwst Abell 2744 450 million
If you can identify a foreground star, the spike patterns are a dead giveaway as to whether it's a JWST image or any other observatory.
quantum communications
Perhaps the most remarkable fact about the Universe is simply that it, and everything in it, exists. But what's the reason why?