NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts to collect Perseverance rover samples that could contain evidence of alien ...

Update: A minibus spending package passed by the House of Representatives on January 8, 2026, effectively cancels the Mars Sample Return program by eliminating almost all funding for future missions.

The amount of noise The Row’s annual sample sale generated last weekend was perhaps antithetical to the brand’s ultimate quiet luxury status. But what else could be expected? The brand’s legions of ...

VRChat has officially launched its app on both Android and iOS following a lengthy testing period. The app’s alpha launch on Android was released in August 2023, but only admitted VRChat Plus ...

Not only do you not need a VR headset to dive into VRChat, but the VRChat system requirements are also no great challenge for any modern gaming rig. Of course, if you own extra VR tracking gear, your ...

VRChat announced it’s officially opened its own Avatar Marketplace, allowing users a centralized way to buy and sell avatars from within the social VR platform. Users have been able to visit VRChat ...

Sample, seen in 2013, came the Capital Region to study at the University at Albany, where he was accepted into the Educational Opportunity Program for students with financial need. He graduated magna ...

Marcus the Virtual Reality Worm is an oddball VRChat character whose deadpan and odd way of speaking versus what he is saying has taken over TikTok. The deadpan worm is the creation of Twitch streamer ...

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for GameRant since 2015. She kicked off her video game journey after meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. After years of playing them, she decided ...

“There’s so much story that comes from touching something,” says Michael DeChillo. As the owner of Sample House—a year-old membership-based materials library—DeChillo is invested in tactility. And ...