East of the Lagoon

Mark Hanson/Warren Keller Located 5,000 light-years away, the billowing star-forming region NGC 6559 (lower right) lies less than a degree east of the more frequently photographed Lagoon Nebula (M8). It is accompanied by the emission nebula IC 4685 (center), which itself is threaded by the dark nebulae Barnard 302/3, appearing […]

A Rare Gourd

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured an uncommon sight – the death of a low-mass star – in this image of the Calabash Nebula released on Feb. 3, 2017. Here, we can see the star going through a rapid transformation from a red giant to a planetary nebula, during which it […]

A look at French indie game studio Sandfall Interactive, whose critically-acclaimed Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sold 5M+ copies with a budget of less than $10M (Zachary Small/New York Times)

Zachary Small / New York Times: A look at French indie game studio Sandfall Interactive, whose critically-acclaimed Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sold 5M+ copies with a budget of less than $10M  —  Without a blockbuster budget or much experience, the creators of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 astounded the industry with […]