Peloton finally slams on the brakes

A civil war is brewing for the Iron Throne in House of the Dragon teaser

The Iron Throne, before its destruction in the Game of Thrones series finale. [credit: YouTube/HBO Max ] HBO has released the first teaser for House of the Dragon, giving us our first real look at this spinoff prequel series to Game of Thrones. Set 200 years before the events of its predecessor, the series will chronicle the […]

Behind the scenes of the annual new emoji selections

Jennifer Daniel chairs the Unicode Consortium’s emoji subcommittee, which decides which new emojis to add every year. Read More

All hail the Ariane 5 rocket, which doubled the Webb telescope’s lifetime

Enlarge / The Ariane 5 rocket, with the James Webb Space Telescope, at its launch site in French Guiana. (credit: ESA/S. Corvaja) There were two stunningly good pieces of news about the James Webb Space Telescope this weekend. One was widely reported—that after an intricate, two-week process, the telescope completed its deployment without any difficulties. […]