In 1974, science fiction author Larry Niven wrote a murder mystery with an interesting premise: could you kill a man with a tiny black hole? I won’t spoil the story, though I’m willing to bet most people would argue the answer…
A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. While those odds of an impact are slim, astronomers are closely tracking the space rock to uncover more details — a process that…
A new method finally reveals the full quantum identity of electrons, offering insights that could transform material science and quantum applications. For the first time, scientists have successfully measured the quantum state of electrons released from atoms after absorbing high-energy…