EditorialA photo provided by NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona shows the asteroid Bennu, viewed from the OSIRIS-REX spacecraft from about 186 miles in March, which scientists say has a small chance of colliding with Earth in the 2100s. (NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona via The New York Times)
EditorialA photo provided by NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona shows the asteroid Bennu, viewed from the OSIRIS-REX spacecraft from about 186 miles in March, which scientists say has a small chance of colliding with Earth in the 2100s. (NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona via The New York Times)
EditorialA photo provided by NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona shows the asteroid Bennu, viewed from the OSIRIS-REX spacecraft from about 186 miles in March, which scientists say has a small chance of colliding with Earth in the 2100s. (NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona via The New York Times)
EditorialHeart amulets, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18?19, ca. 1550?1186 B.C., From Egypt, Agate, glass, Agate: H. 2.2 cm (7/8 in); w. 1.9 cm (3/4 in), For the ancient Egyptians, the heart (ib) was the source of intelligence, feelings, and actions. A person's memory w...
EditorialThe sampling arm of the OSIRIS-REX spacecraft during an August, 2020, rehearsal for a planned touchdown Tuesday, Oct, 20, 2020, to retrieve a sample from asteroid Bennu. (NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona via The New York Times)
EditorialShroud of Hori, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19?20, ca. 1295?1070 B.C., From Egypt, Linen, gesso, paint, H. 38 cm (14 15/16 in.); W. 43 cm (16 15/16 in.), This colorful scene depicts Hori at his funerary meal, wearing a cone of fragrant incense on h...
EditorialHeart amulets, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18?19, ca. 1550?1186 B.C., From Egypt, Agate, glass, Agate: H. 2.2 cm (7/8 in); w. 1.9 cm (3/4 in), For the ancient Egyptians, the heart (ib) was the source of intelligence, feelings, and actions. A person's memory w...
EditorialTit (Isis knot) amulet, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550?1275 B.C., From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Cemetery D, Tomb D33, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1900, Jasper, H. 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in): w. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in); th. 0.7cm (1/4 in), The t...
EditorialShroud of Hori, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19?20, ca. 1295?1070 B.C., From Egypt, Linen, gesso, paint, H. 38 cm (14 15/16 in.); W. 43 cm (16 15/16 in.), This colorful scene depicts Hori at his funerary meal, wearing a cone of fragrant incense on h...