Scientific American
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Two meteor showers are lighting up the October sky—here’s how to see them
The Draconids and Orionids both peak this month
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What makes a good AI safety test? Experts explain why even the best techniques may not be powerful enough
“With today’s science we usually can’t show with high confidence that dangerous behavior isn’t there”
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2026 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Francis Halzen for discovery of high-energy neutrinos
Francis Halzen is a leader in the study of neutrinos, ghostly particles from across the universe that hint at exciting new physics
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These Super Mario levels are mathematically unsolvable
In math and Mario Land, there are questions that are algorithmically undecidable, meaning they will demonstrably never have an answer
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United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to probe seven asteroids in 2028
The country’s space program is new and ambitious, having already sent a mission into Mars orbit