Why space games still struggle with the scale of the universe

(Image credit: Frontier Developments) Space is incomprehensibly vast. So huge that the human mind struggles to even conceptualize it. The observable universe spans roughly 93 billion light-years. Even our own humble galaxy, the Milky Way — a few tiny stitches of the universal canvas — stretches across 100,000 light-years and contains hundreds of billions ofContinue Reading

James Webb telescope captures never-before-seen glimpse of ‘Centaur’ galaxy’s battle wounds — Space photo of the week

JWST’s view of the dusty structures and hidden activity inside the Centaurus A galaxy. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. Image Processing: A. Pagan (STScI), J. Depasquale (STScI), M. Garcia Marin (ESA Office at STScI))) Quick facts What it is: Centaurus A galaxy (NGC 5128) Where it is: 11 million light-years away, in the constellationContinue Reading

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This Week in 2016 ‘Most Transparent’ President Signs Into Law FOIA Reform Bill That Won’t Affect His Administration Documentary About Freeing Happy Birthday From Copyfraud Comes Out The Day After Happy Birthday Officially Declared Public Domain Why The Latest Supreme Court Ruling In Kirtsaeng May Have A Much Bigger ImpactContinue Reading

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KDE Frameworks 6.28.0 Released with Android Calendar Plugin, New Barcode Support, and KIO Improvements. KDE has released Frameworks 6.28.0, the latest monthly update to its set of over 80 libraries that form the foundation of Plasma and most KDE applications. This release brings several useful new features along with theContinue Reading

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As consumers, we are used to correlating handhelds with the big names like Valve’s Steam Deck, Lenovo’s Legion Go, and ASUS’ ROG Ally. But these machines are geared towards gaming and are priced like it too. Lately, a different segment has been getting just as much attention. Indie creators andContinue Reading