The riddle of the hypergiants

When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on Christmas Day 2021, astronomers hoped it would revolutionise our understanding of the early stages of the Universe. And they were right. Almost a

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Take down that signed Phil Collins poster and, hey presto, you’ve got a screen bigger than any TV. Now all you need is one of these projectors to point at it…

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THE SEQUEL TO ELITE WAS ANOTHER GIANT LEAP FOR GAMING-KIND, INTRODUCING PROCEDURALLY GENERATED STAR SYSTEMS AND AN ACCURATE RECREATION OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. JOIN US AS WE LAUNCH INTO HYPERSPACE WITH DAVID BRABEN TO EXPLORE THE COSMOS OF FRONTIER: ELITE II