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NASA’s TESS mission has released its most complete cosmic mosaic yet, revealing thousands of confirmed and candidate exoplanets scattered across the night sky. © Credit: NASA NASA has unveiled the most complete panoramic view yet from its Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), offering a breathtaking look at a sky crowded with thousands of potential alien worlds. The newly released all-sky mosaic combines years of observations into a single image that highlights nearly 6,000 confirmed and candidate exoplanets discovered across the galaxy. Beyond its visual impact, the map represents one of the most ambitious planet-hunting efforts ever conducted and marks another...

I tried out the new Star Trek series: "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds". It mostly reminded me of the original series. It's pleasantly non-woke. Very good initial pilot. Great acting. No over-the-top special effects. It had the old Star Trek little moral at the end, just like the original series. There's even a Lt. Kirk. And Cadet Uhura mans the communications. If they stay non-woke and just tell good stories, they have a new fan. Oh, and the very best part? You know how Captain Kirk's catch phrase was "Engage"? And how Captain Picard's catch phrase was "Make it so."?...

Paramount+ has provided the following synopsis: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is based on the years Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise. The all-new series will feature fan favorites from season two of Star Trek: Discovery, Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock. The series will follow Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.