This week's Epic Games Store free games include a nightmarish piece of PC gaming history, and a way to cleanse your brain afterwards Dark, disturbing, and controversial, I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream is one of those essential touchstones of PC gaming history. It's an experience to be recommended with caution - a refrain you could apply to many classic adventure games - but one that ardent...

Google lost its appeal against the EU's record €4.1 billion antitrust fine After eight long years, it looks like Google is finally going to have to pay off that big EU fine.Reuters reported that the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled against Google in its latest attempt to appeal a massive €4.1 billion fine initially...

A mysterious wavelength of light is missing from the dwarf planet Pluto and Saturn's supersized moon Titan, new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations show. The surprising discovery hints that these worlds harbor an unknown molecule that has not been seen in any other solar system world or exoplanet so far.Every element or molecule in the universe absorbs unique wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. Therefore, one of the main ways astronomers study distant worlds both inside and outside the solar system is by closely examining the light that reflects off them and searching for dark "absorption lines" that correspond to the wavelengths of known chemical compounds. For example, molecular oxygen absorbs light at 230 nanometers, so if the electromagnetic spectrum of a faraway exoplanet has an absorption line at this frequency, researchers can be confident that its atmosphere contains oxygen, according to a 2021 study.JWST has proved to be exceptionally good at capturing electromagnetic spectra and identifying specific chemicals in exoplanet atmospheres, around distant stars and within primitive galaxies. It has even identified a molecule on one alien world that could point to extraterrestrial life. In a new study, uploaded June 11 to the preprint server arXiv, researchers analyzed JWST data from Pluto and Titan, focusing on very small wavelengths that have been relatively unexplored until now. This revealed a specific absorption line at around 5.11 micrometers in both worlds' spectra. (These findings have not been published in a peer-reviewed journal yet.)The James Webb Space Telescope is specially designed to be able to detect subtle absorption signals from distant worlds. (Image credit: Getty Images)The team pored through similar studies on other planetary spectra but "did not find any band referenced in these publications that corresponds to the location of the observed absorption in Titan and Pluto," the researchers wrote in the paper.A molecular mysteryThe discovery is even stranger because there are very few similarities between Pluto and Titan that could explain why they share a molecule not found anywhere else.Titan is the largest of Saturn's many moons and is even larger than Mercury. It is also the only solar system world, other than Earth, that is known to have liquid rivers and oceans on its surface. Pluto, on the other hand, is a completely frozen world that's around half the size of Titan and roughly four times farther from the sun than Saturn's satellite is. Both worlds do have similar atmospheres that are rich in methane and nitrogen. However, the researchers are confident that the molecule responsible for the 5.11-micrometer absorption line is located on both worlds' surfaces, not in their atmospheres.Titan and Pluto are very different worlds. Saturn's largest moon has liquid on its surface and is around four times closer to the sun than the dwarf planet. (Image credit: Getty Images)Pluto's absorption line is around three times thicker than Titan's, meaning the mystery molecule is likely much more abundant on the dwarf planet. But on Titan, the molecule seems to be unevenly distributed, with a stronger absorption line on its trailing side the hemisphere opposite to its forward momentum around Saturn than on its leading side.RELATED STORIES'Utterly cataclysmic': James Webb telescope spots 2 alien planets disintegrating before our eyesJames Webb Space Telescope discovers oldest organic molecules in the known universe, 12 billion light-years from Earth'What the heck is this?' James Webb telescope spots inexplicable planet with diamonds and soot in its atmosphereThe researchers proposed that it could be benzene a ring-shaped hydrocarbon mixed with an unknown molecule, or some form of acetylene or ketene ice. However, much more work is needed to prove that any of these potential candidates are responsible for absorbing this specific wavelength, they wrote. NASA's Dragonfly spacecraft, which is set to launch no earlier than 2028 and fly through Titan's atmosphere in 2034, could eventually shed more light on the situation. The helicopter-like craft's onboard spectrograph could identify the mystery molecule on Saturn's moon, which would also help reveal if it is viable on Pluto, the researchers suggested. But in the meantime, we'll have to wait to unravel this curious cosmic conundrum.See how well you know our planetary neighborhood with our solar system quiz!

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Cygames' Granblue Fantasy Relink is the gift that keeps on giving, and today, that's quite literally and figuratively. The game is hands-down one of the best modern action RPGs, with a ton of content to pursue and do on your lonesome or with a crew of fellow Skyfarers in Multiplayer. And if anyone has yet to experience it, they're doing a huge disservice to themselves, especially if they're someone like me who craves that dopamine surge of toppling formidable odds and nabbing their sweet loot.

It's been a weird year for Xbox. While new CEO Asha Sharma's commitment to returning to a better of era of Xbox has tickled many, the company has been plagued with concern of late, as myriad reports allege that it's trying to sell off or shutter some of its most beloved studios. Compulsion Games, Arkane, and Double Fine have all been caught in the crossfire, with Ninja Theory and Undead Labs potentially getting hit with cuts despite new trailers for Senua and State of Decay 3. The most recent name to be added to the list, however, is Obsidian. Yes, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas.

While vanilla Minecraft is amazing all on its own, its modding community has shipped a colossal amount of custom content over the years. The sheer volume of free Minecraft mods allows for endless possibilities, from massive texture packs to scary mods that introduce stalker enemies. Before we begin, we must point out that we've stayed away from recent Minecraft mods built using AI tools, so you don't need to worry about your computer being infected with potentially malicious files. Our ultimate list of the best Minecraft mods takes your game to another level, letting you reshape the sandbox game to your exact specifications. We've been curating our mod collection for quite some time, and it includes essential mods for everyone alongside new Minecraft mods stealing the spotlight.

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