A cosmic object in the shape of a glowing question mark has photobombed one of the latest images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope—and scientists think they know what it might be. The original near-infrared image, released July 26, depicted a pair of young stars named Herbig-Haro 46/47. Found 1,470 light-years away in the […]
LOS ANGELES—“Jeopardy!” needed a host, and Lucille Ball had an enthusiastic suggestion for creator Merv Griffin: The smooth-voiced, debonair emcee of the “High Rollers” game show. That was 1984. Decades later, filling the void left by the late Alex Trebek involves sophisticated research and a parade of guest hosts doing their best to impress viewers […]
We encounter new kinds of technology on a regular basis, yet we rarely think about how certain everyday objects have existed in their basic forms for hundreds, even thousands, of years. We’ve put together a selection of the oldest known examples of household items that have survived up to the present day. It’s not out of the question that some of them might have appeared even earlier than these examples. […]
