I knew The Gold Saucer was going to be a big moment in Rebirth, but nothing could prepare me for the cacophonous performance that broke out when I entered the gilded theme park: dazzling holograms, gyrating bodies, and a healthy dose of Terry Crews-esque Pec Popping. It was just one of nearly a dozen moments that had my jaw on the floor.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is a staggeringly huge game, both in terms of its actual size and its seemingly unchecked ambition. The world and events of the original 1997 game have been lavishly recreated and turned into an open-world theme park filled with wondrous sights, gripping emotional narratives, thrilling bosses, and more minigames than you can keep track of. The scope of Rebirth can be initially overwhelming, but the spirit of Final Fantasy 7 permeates every aspect of this experience, even more so than Remake. It’s quite simply the best Final Fantasy game in two decades and a push toward the future that the franchise needs.

The heart of the rocket that will launch astronauts to the Moon in a few years is now complete. These astronauts will become the first people to walk the lunar surface since Apollo.

NASA announced on February 16 that technicians have completed welding of the 51-foot-tall liquid oxygen tank that will help launch Artemis III. It’s the second crewed mission of the space agency’s major return to the Moon, and the first to bring astronauts to the lunar surface in more than half a century.

The rocket, called the Space Launch System (SLS), will produce millions of pounds of thrust to deliver passengers and cargo to such a mighty distance from Earth. The engines will roar to life so that a crew can reach the lunar south pole, where reservoirs of ice could be a critical resource if humans are ever able to establish an ongoing presence there.