PhysicsThe stunning physics of Project Hail Mary go back to ancient China How do you portray momentum in space accurately? Columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein takes a look at the origins of our understanding of motion, which runs from Isaac Newton back to the Zhou dynasty a millennia ago Comment
TechnologyThe first quantum computer to break encryption is now shockingly close Traditional encryption methods have long been vulnerable to quantum computers, but two new analyses suggest a capable enough machine may be built much sooner than previously thought News