Galactic

Developer Modus Games revealed an all-new strategy-FPS titled Wild Bastards. The cosmic spaghetti western serves as a standalone successor to the hit roguelike FPS Void Bastards. Players will jump into the role of the leader of a gang of intergalactic outlaws as they shoot their way through the galactic Wild West. Wild Bastards is releasing on PC in 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-iBW-A9m3o In Wild Bastards, players will roam the galaxy across multiple planets as they perform space heists. Each character…

If you have a sibling, disagreements and quarrels are a given. And it turns out, things are not so different even among galaxies. And now, we have proof thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope that has managed to capture a trio of galaxies engaged in a tug-of-war — of sorts. But what are they fighting for? Well, the three galaxies in question were squabbling for gravity.  The image captured by the Hubble telescope was shared by NASA on its official website on July 30 and features the “dramatic triplet of galaxies”.The image…

Posted in: Comics, DC Comics, Preview | Tagged: looney tunesMarvin faces Martian music in Looney Tunes #275. Will his cosmic banishment make Earth finally Looney-free? Let's find out!Published Sun, 12 Nov 2023 13:26:07 -0600 by Jude Terror | Article Summary Marvin the Martian faces banishment in Looney Tunes #275, hitting shelves 11/14. Marvin's latest failure leads the Martian Council to give him the boot from Mars. Will Earth be safe, or is Marvin's exile a prelude to intergalactic mischief? A…

Virgin Galactic is cutting jobs and expenses as part of a strategic realignment to support production of its Delta Class spaceships.The Orange County, Calif.-based space travel company said in a memo to employees on Tuesday that it was having a harder time accessing capital due to interest rates and geopolitical unrest, making the cost-cutting necessary.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Virgin Galactic is cutting jobs and expenses as part of a strategic…

Carrier aircraft VMS Eve releases spacecraft VSS Unity before firing its rocket engine during the Unity 25 spaceflight on May 25, 2023.Virgin GalacticVirgin Galactic plans to pause spaceflight operations next year to focus resources on developing its next-generation Delta-class spacecraft, the company announced Wednesday.Shares of Virgin Galactic surged 19.2% in heavy trading volume on Thursday to close at $1.86 a share, with the stock down 47% year-to-date.Although Virgin Galactic has been flying commercial missions at a…

Artist’s depiction of microquasar event captured by FAST Telescope. Credit: Courtesy Professor Wei Wang, Wuhan UniversityAn international team of scientists reports the first detection of a quasi-periodic oscillation signal in the radio band from a Galactic <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>black hole</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>A black hole is a place in space where the gravitational field is so strong that not…

An artist’s impression of a dusty region around a black hole. The most dust-enshrouded black holes can completely stop X-rays and visible light escaping, but the same dust can be heated by a growing black hole and will glow brightly at infrared wavelengths. Credit: ESA/NASA, the AVO project and Paolo PadovaniNew research led by Newcastle University and published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has revealed that supermassive black holes obscured by dust are more likely to grow and release…

After the launch of its first commercial flight into space, Virgin Galactic is now preparing for its second – and first-ever private passenger flight – Galactic 02, which is scheduled for August 10. The live stream of the event will be available on the company website.Virgin Airlines is taking four passengers to space – Jon Goodwin, an 80-year-old Olympian from the 1972 Munich games, purchased his ticket early. Then, there are mother and daughter, Keisha Schahaff and Anastasia Mayers, who won their seats in a fundraising…

A group of astronomers comprising the Pristine Inner Galaxy Survey (PIGS) just found a large group of ancient stars circling the galaxy’s center in surprisingly orderly fashion.What Is Planet Nine and Why Can’t We Find It?The astronomical team’s work is the largest set of detailed observations yet taken of these very old metal-poor stars orbiting near the core of the Milky Way. The research was presented this week at the National Astronomy Meeting 2023 at the University of Cardiff. “It is exciting to think that we are…

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, Preview | Tagged: the thingReady to drown in cosmic mumbo-jumbo? Dive in as Clobberin' Time #5 promises to rebirth, reshape & regurgitate the universe. Grab your barf bags!Published Sun, 02 Jul 2023 11:26:08 -0500 by Jude Terror | Well, folks, it appears Marvel's psychotropically-inclined creative teams have prepared yet another steaming pile of hyperbole for us to sift through. "Clobberin' Time #5," hitting stores this Wednesday, July 5th, promises to tackle the minor subject of…