Researchers see enormous power in new tools—but also the potential end of astrophysics as a human endeavor
The last astronomers
Amid a flood of AI advances, astrophysicists are questioning the soul of their field
4 Jun 2026
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ByJoshua Sokol
How AI is reshaping discovery in maths and physics
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