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NASA’s Juno mission continues to reveal powerful storms and deep lightning activity on Jupiter, even as budget pressures force NASA to consider retiring aging planetary probes; the science highlights the trade-off between continuing observations and funding new or existing missions.
The Grotmas Calendar Day 21 features four Warhammer 40,000 missions from the White Dwarf Bunker, designed to add variety to holiday gaming sessions with friends and family, set against a backdrop of a war-torn planet in the 41st Millennium.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is creating 55 new missions worldwide by adjusting existing boundaries to accommodate more missionaries and support growing congregations, bringing the total to 506 missions by July 2026, with over 84,000 missionaries serving in more than 150 countries.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the creation of 55 new missions worldwide, increasing the total to 506, to accommodate the growing number of missionaries and congregations, with the number of missionaries rising from 65,000 in 2022 to over 84,000 today.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the creation of 55 new missions worldwide, increasing the total to 506, to accommodate the growing number of missionaries and congregations, with over 84,000 missionaries currently serving.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to add 55 new missions worldwide in 2026 to accommodate the increasing number of young missionaries and support growing congregations, bringing the total to 506 missions globally.
Starfield's Crimson Fleet faction offers players the opportunity to engage in piracy-related gameplay. The faction features eight side missions, including tasks such as infiltration, finding a traitor, routine duties, hacking, and more. Completing these missions rewards players with experience points, credits, gear, and the opportunity to progress in the storyline. Players can choose to remain loyal to the United Colonies or join the Crimson Fleet, each with their own set of objectives and outcomes.
NASA officials have expressed concerns about the future of the Deep Space Network (DSN), a crucial system used to maintain contact with missions across the Solar System. With around 40 missions currently relying on the DSN, and another 40-plus missions expected to join in the next decade, the network is becoming oversubscribed and stressed. The upcoming Artemis missions, which involve astronauts and require high data transmission rates, will further strain the aging infrastructure of the DSN. NASA officials highlighted the need for upgrades and improvements to ensure the network's continued functionality and support for future space exploration endeavors.
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can earn Platinum Points by completing missions related to their membership, which can be redeemed for items in the My Nintendo Store or used to purchase new member-exclusive icon elements to customize their user icon. Each month has a different theme, and icon elements are refreshed weekly. April 2023 rewards include Animal Crossing, Splatoon 3, and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. To earn Platinum Points, navigate to the Missions & Rewards section of the NSO app on your Switch console and complete the available missions.
NASA has pulled funding for the VERITAS mission to Venus, which was on track and on budget, to accommodate other missions facing cost overruns. The 2024 proposal allocates a $1.5 million shoestring budget to VERITAS, a severe drop from NASA's projected $56.7 million. The limited funding keeps the mission's science team intact but disbands its entire engineering wing. Most of the anticipated funding will instead be used to fund other missions that are currently exceeding their initial budgets. The VERITAS team argues that the delay is longer than what can be justified by the reasons given.