🔬 Heaviest Proton Emitter Discovered: Astatine-188 📍 Key Discovery ✅ Scientists at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, detected and measured the half-life (190 microseconds) of Astatine-188, the heaviest known proton emitter. 📍 Production Method ✅ Created via fusion-evaporation reaction using silver and strontium ions. 📍 Scientific Significance ✅ Turns into Polonium-187 with a half-life of 1.4 ms, enabling study of exotic nuclei. ✅ IIT Roorkee contributed via theoretical models showing the nucleus has a prolate (watermelon-like) shape. #prelims #gs3 #science_and_technology #science_technology