Space & Physics: These are the most beautiful equations in math

June 20—This week, mathematicians pick the world's most beautiful equations. Plus, the triumphant recovery of Voyager 1, eye candy from the Euclid space telescope, the physics of Olympian breakdancing, and more. --Lee Billings, Senior Editor, Space and Physics

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These Are the Most Beautiful Equations, according to Mathematicians Mathematicians picked the most dazzling, thought-provoking and compelling equations they know Rachel Crowell

Voyager 1 Is Back! NASA Spacecraft Safely Resumes All Science Observations NASA's venerable Voyager 1 spacecraft has resumed normal science operations with all four functioning instruments for the first time in more than six months Meghan Bartels

Stunning New Images Show Bright Future for Euclid, a Telescope Studying the 'Dark' Universe The latest images from Euclid, a European mission studying dark matter and dark energy, are spectacularly beautiful—and scientifically promising Phil Plait

The Physics of Breakdancing, a New Olympic Sport Breakdancing will hit the global stage at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, and this physicist is excited to break down the science Amy Pope; The Conversation US

China Has Plans for the World's Largest Particle Collider China wants to build a next-generation particle collider that would be cheaper and more powerful than Europe's planned successor to the Large Hadron Collider Gemma Conroy; Nature magazine

Doctor Who's Time Lords Have Two Hearts. Here's How Their Dual Cardiac System Could Work A Doctor Who superfan explains how the unusual cardiovascular system of the alien Time Lords could evolve and function Amelia Marvit, expert writer

Tiny Spheres Key to Tunable 'Smart Liquid' Programmable liquids could aid robot grippers, shock absorption, acoustics, and more Simon Makin

What Happens if a Nuclear Weapon Goes Off in Space? A nuclear explosion in space would cause stunning auroras—and wreak havoc on satellites and space stations. Rachel Feltman; Allison Parshall; Fonda Mwangi; Alexa Lim

Has AI Already Brought Us the Terminator Future? Is baby Skynet already here? We need robust laws now to withstand eliminating humans from nuclear decision-making Tamlyn Hunt

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