NASA is serious about going back to the Moon. Ongoing missions like the recently completed Artemis II trip around the Moon are just one such sign. But perhaps more importantly, NASA is recognizing how much additional work will have to go into funding technology development if we hope to stay on the lunar surface permanently. To reflect that understanding, the agency recently released a request for public feedback on what it calls the Lunar Enabling Infrastructure Accelerator - which might have been named after a Star Wars fan, since its acronym is LEIA.

Weve talked plenty of times here about the infeasibility of launching a mirror big enough to directly image exoplanets using current rocket fairings - at least as long as were not sending them 500+ AU away to a gravitational lensing point. Weve also talked at length about the potential solution to that problem - interferometry, where multiple smaller satellites link up precisely, but are spaced far enough apart to act as one gigantic mirror. The problem is, from a technical standpoint, its really hard to build these kinds of systems. But the field has taken another step forward with a new paper from researchers at Xidian University and the Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, published in Space: Science & Technology, which describes a system to both control and calibrate a free-floating interferometer.

Revisions to the planets properties are both good news and not-so-good news.

Dolly the sheep was easy. This would be a little different.

Simulation games have since become a beloved niche in the casual corner of gaming, and it feels like they encompass just about every possible setting and scenario at this point. They vary from the hyperrealistic to the whimsical, supernatural, and nonsensical, so there's something for everyone who's tempted to dip their toe into running a supermarket, a coffee shop, a farm, a zoo, you name it.

The GameCube is one of the more underrated consoles for JRPGs, and while the titles were not numerous in this genre, the ones that did release were tough and fun, and some started iconic franchises or revived dormant ones.

Layoffs continue to be an unfortunate part of the video game industry over the past few years.

A new Fortnite rumor has started circulating online that Taylor Swift could be the next Fortnite Festival headliner, which in turn could mean her very own Icon Series Skin coming to the battle royale. As a huge Swiftie and someone who considers themselves a serial casual Fortnite player (starting with Save The World way back [...]

Epic Games Store is back with their free games of the week, and this time around, you can blast off to a mysterious planet to explore and build in Nova Lands, or manage your very own tattoo parlor in Tattoo Tycoon. If you've ever wanted to create your own industry, BEHEMUTT's Nova Lands is a [...]