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1 The Horizon TimesThe Horizon Times was founded in 2024 by Harrison Brown. Our motto is ‘Investigatio scientiae clavis ad omniscientiam.’ ‡1.4375 per copy. BREAKING: A potential whole new rulebook for the newly named Laomedeian Federation is circulating. Monday 22nd June, 2026 Orbit II Cycle LI THE Horizon Times POLITICAL CULTURE WHAT’S NEWS Laomedeian Federation Potential name change from The Ordinated, Semi-Sovereign, Unaffil- iated, Quasi-Official and Organisational Syndicate of Delegation to the Coör- dinated, Pseudo-Bureau- cratic, Hemi-Sovereign, Unaffiliated, Quasi-Of- ficial and Organisational Laomedeian Federation over summer break. XI Banknotes of the Lao- medeian Federation are now minted, stamped, embossed, cut and stick- er-ed and ready for cir- culation when school starts in late August (spe- cifically August 20th, 2026). They are also known as “BoLTs”. VI A potential remake of entire rules for the Lao- medeian Federation is circulating – will it be good, will it be bad? Read The Horizon Times to figure out what it could be and its intricacies. XII The Horizon Times Major formatting chan- ges are strikingly abundant in this cycle of The Horizon Times. More are thought to come with a possible St. Mark’s sponsorship for The Horizon Times. Opinionated articles will become less prevalent in future cycles of The Horizon Times due to the aforementioned poten- tial St. Mark’s sponsor- ship due to biases. VII The title has been changed from The Over- week to The Horizon Times. This masthead change ties in with the change in program used to create it, going from Google Docs to Adobe InDesign. VII Photography has been added to The Horizon Times. Without a team of dedicat- ed photographers, these images prove scarce. V Brought to you by Harrison Brown. Photography Brings a Spark By Harrison Brown The inclusion of images brings a much-needed spark to reading this pub- lication. Before, daunt- ing walls of text could overwhelm readers with no assistance from imag- es; however now, these daunting walls of text are a thing of the past. Im- ages help readers under- stand what they’re read- ing. Unfortunately, no team of photographers... Folio V . . ‘Coëxisting’ Clubs Bring Chaos By Harrison Brown along wiTh The Laomedeian Fed- eration, the “Muddy Buddies” is a coëxist- ing organisation. After both the eventful partial dissolution of the Mud- dy Buddies and the Lao- medeian Federation’s “messy ‘breakup’” from the “Muddy Buddies”, the “Muddy Buddies” has been showing partial acts of assertion largely against the Laomedeian Federation. These acts of so-called intensiveness include: e-mail messag- ing large groups of peo- ple saying: “Don’T join harrison’s Thing! he is Trying To ruin The muDDy BuDDies By sTealing our memBers” nine times, (af- ter multiple ‘peace trea- ties’) telling people that “[The Laomedeian Feder- ation] is bad. Don’t [sic] join” and poking fun at the levels of formality in the Laomedeian Federation. These acts may be perceived as being of poor judgment by some; apologies were given by some members of the “Muddy Buddies”. Currencies also bring more chaos into this, as... Folio VII . . Pattern of Outrage Caused by Flags By Harri- son Brown The paTTern of ouT- rage amongst citizens caused by the changing of flags may continue its way to the Laomedeian Federation. Previously, in another coëxisting or- ganisation, changing of the ‘vintage’ flag caused outrage amongst citi- zens whom cared enough to even notice the flag change. Hopefully the potential, minor chang- es to the preëxisting flag will not cause outrage amongst Laomedeians (assuming that collec- tive noun passes as-is). With hope, many peo- ple believe that the ap- parent culture and his- tory of the Laomedeian Federation. This outrage caused so much disorder and confusion that the flag had to be provision- ally changed back to its temporary, original form. Folio II . LAOMEDEIA Laomedeia is potentially our namesake. Laomedeia is, also, an intriguing outer moon of Neptune. Horizon Times Columnist In order to become an Horizon Times col- umnist, one either con- tacts me to become a temporary columnist and submits at least one arti- cle of over one hundred fifty words per Horizon Times cycle for four cy- cles, or does not request an Horizon Times col- umnist position but sub- mits over one-hundred fifty-word-articles at least six Horizon Times... see Folio ii . . Laomedeia is an outer, irregular moon of Neptune. The reason for why this small moon beat out every- thing to be this feder- ation’s namesake is its lack of coverage. Lao- medeia is the least talked about named object in the Solar System. This moon represents the un- known overcoming all odds, which is believed... See Folio iii . . If one may be asking: “Oh – cool. Still, what is ‘Laomedeia’?”; this part will explain what it is. Laomedeia is an irregular moon of Neptune. It’s part of the Sao group of Neptune’s moons. Laomedeia has an eccentricity of 0.419. Laomedeia or- bits Nept

2 The Horizon Times How to Become a Columnist for The Horizon Times with Benefits in orDer To Become an Horizon Times colum- nist, one must contact me – the head of The Horizon Times – and request an official role as a colum- nist. One will be given a temporary columnist role, then – after four success- ful and on-time submis- sions above one hundred fifty words – one will be awarded the official col- umnist role. Becoming an Horizon Times columnist is very simple and easy. One – after submitting an article every Horizon Times cycle for six Hori- zon Times cycles, which have more than one hun- dred fifty words – will be automatically turned into an Horizon Times columnist, unless spe- cifically disapproved by the potential columnist. How Much Can I Get Paid? After one either con- tacts me to become a temporary columnist and submits at least one arti- cle of over one hundred fifty words per Horizon Times cycle for four cy- cles, or does not request an Horizon Times colum- nist position but submits over one-hundred-fif- ty-word-articles at least six Horizon Times cycles in a row, one will get paid a certain amount. Unlike a one or two-time contribu- tor, official Horizon Times columnists get paid more than ‡0.0200 per word in an article. How much, to be exact? ‡0.0350 per word to be exact. That is over a 70% increase just by becoming an official Horizon Times columnist. What If I Break My Streak? If an official Hori- zon Times columnist does not submit a great- er than one-hundredfif- ty-word-article on time for two Horizon Times cycles in a row, then their official Horizon Times columnist role will be stripped, and their name will be removed from the beginning masthead title card on the front page. If one does break their streak, they may reäpply to become an Horizon Times columnist and go through the same pro- cesses as before to be- come an official Horizon Times columnist as usual. When Can I Be- come a Columnist? Since the class of 2028’s sixth-grade school year is over, one may apply this week, then submit arti- cles for the summer cycle and the first cycle of the seventh grade. Doing so will result in one becom- ing an official Horizon Times columnist. Please remember that all articles submitted must be over one hundred fifty words. Please remember that lists must be over fifty items and more than one hun- dred fifty words in length. Summary To become an Hori- zon Times columnist, one either contacts me to become a temporary columnist and submits at least one article of over one hundred fifty words per Horizon Times cycle for four cycles, or does not request an Horizon Times columnist position but submits over one-hun- dred-fifty-word-articles at least six Horizon Times cycles in a row. If an of- ficial Horizon Times col- umnist does not submit an article greater than one hundred fifty words in length, their title is stripped, and they may apply to become an Hori- zon Times columnist for the second time. After be- coming an Horizon Times columnist – instead of the usual ‡0.0200 per word – the Horizon Times colum- nist will get paid ‡0.0350 per word, to be exact. That is over a 70% increase just by becoming an official Horizon Times columnist. A Pattern of Outrage Caused by Flag Changing By Harrison Brown The paTTern of ouT- rage amongst citi- zens caused by the chang- ing of flags may continue its way to the Laomedeian Federation. Previously, in another coëxisting or- ganisation, changing of the ‘vintage’ flag caused outrage amongst citi- zens whom cared enough to even notices the flag change. Hopefully the potential, minor chang- es to the preëxisting flag will not cause outrage amongst Laomedeians (assuming that collec- tive noun passes as-is). With hope, many peo- ple believe that the ap- parent culture and his- tory of the Laomedeian Federation. This outrage caused so much disorder and confusion that the flag had to be provision- ally changed back to its temporary, original form. This old organisation about which has been written for the last para- graphs was, you’ll nev- er guess, the “Muddy Buddies”. This change occurred when not only The Horizon Times called “The Overweek”, but when it also served as a “Muddy Buddies” news- paper. The original flag was the flag of Somalia, with a darker blue tinge for the background as well as featuring the ini- tialism “B.F.” in the five- point star, likely sym- bolising “Butterfingers”. Folio II 18th June, 2026 Cycle II, Orbit LI Created in 2024 by Harrison A. Brown as a subsidiary of Spyder Brown Publishing™. Table of Contents Folio iii . . 1. What Is Laomedeia? 2. Summertime Recipes 3. Weather Forecast 4. Astronomy Quiz 5. Orbit Board Folio iV . . 1. Laomedeian Facts 2. Possible Edicts Folio V . . 1. Possible Edicts 2. Photography Brings a Much-needed Spark 3. Cryptogram Folio Vi . . 1. Classifieds 2. Possible Edicts 3. Quote of the Week Folio Vii . . 1. Book Recommenda- tions 2. Behind the Orbit 3. Formatting Changes 4. Title Change Folio Viii . . 1. Talmót

3 The Horizon Times Folio III 18th June, 2026 Cycle II, Orbit LI Created in 2024 by Harrison A. Brown as a subsidiary of Spyder Brown Publishing™. Laomedeia, Potentially Our Namesake: What Is It? ORBITAL WEATHER FORECAST ≠≠ Wednesday, 17th June w Highs of 30°C (86°F), w Lows of 25°C (77°F) w 95% of thunderstorms or rain this day. u Thursday, 18th June w Highs of 31°C (87°F), w Lows of 26°C (78°F) w 91% of thunderstorms or rain this day. u Friday, 19th June w Highs of 31°C (87°F), w Lows of 26°C (78°F) w 88% of thunderstorms or rain this day. u Saturday, 20th June w Highs of 33°C (92°F), w Lows of 26°C (78°F) w 55% of thunderstorms or rain this day. u Sunday, 21st June w Highs of 33°C (92°F), w Lows of 26°C (78°F) w 25% of thunderstorms or rain this day. u Monday, 22nd June w Highs of 34°C (93°F), w Lows of 25°C (76°F) w 49% of thunderstorms or rain this day. u Tuesday, 23rd June w Highs of 31°C (86°F), w Lows of 26°C (78°F) w 55% of thunderstorms or rain this day. u Wednesday, 24th June w Highs of 31°C (86°F), w Lows of 26°C (78°F) w ~50% of thunder- storms or rain this day. u Thursday, 25th June w Highs of 31°C (86°F), w Lows of 26°C (78°F) w ~50% of thunder- storms or rain this day. THANK YOU laomeDeia is an ouT- er, irregular moon of Neptune. The reason for why this small moon beat out… everything* to be this federation’s (formerly organisation- al syndicate) namesake is its lack of coverage. Laomedeia is the least talked about named ob- ject in the Solar System. This moon represents the unknown overcoming all odds, which I believe to be a good motto for the Laomedeian Federation. Now, if one still may be wondering, “Oh – cool. Still, what is ‘Lao- Summertime Recipe It is very hot outside due to it being sum- mer. Ice cream can fix that. Here’s a recipe for a do-it-yourself ice cream: Ingredients: Vanilla Ice Cream: Choose a good quali- ty brand of vanilla bean hard ice cream Reese’s Puffs Cereal: Look for the Mini version of this cereal, and if it’s not available to you grab the regular Puffs. Nutter Butter Cookies: these are peanut-shaped sandwich cookies with peanut butter filling. Mini Chocolate Chips: They add a little extra chocolate to the Flurry. Milk: just a splash to help everything get blend Make it: 1. Put everything in a bowl: no particular order – just throw it in 2. Blend: blend until the ice cream is gooey 3. Devour: not too quickly Since soft serve isn’t easy to churn up at home, this recipe uses regular, rich vanilla ice cream. Use a stand mixer or even just a spoon to blend the peanut butter and choco- late ingredients into the ice cream—they’re ready to eat in 5 minutes. FROM FOLIOS II & I Astronomy Quiz: How Well Do You Know Astronomical Facts? 1–5: Astro-newbie 6–10: Astro-novice 11–15: Astro- intermediate 16–20: Astro- professional 1. How many dwarf planets are in the Solar System? 2. What are the names of each planet in order? 3. What is an exomoon? 4. Roughly how many confirmed exoplanets are there? 5. How many IAU- designated constellations are there? 6. What type of star is the sun? 7. How many moons does Jupiter have? 8. How many moons does Saturn have? 9. How many moons does Uranus have? 10. How many moons does Neptune have? 11. How many moons does Pluto have? 12. What is the collective name of Jupiter’s four largest moons? 13. What’s the name of the closest star? 14. What type of star will the Sun be in ~4 billion years? 15. What is an exocomet? 16. What is an extroplanet? 17. What systems have eight planets? 18. What are Haumea’s moons? 19. What are Lempo’s moons? 20. What’s the largest moon? medeia’?”, then this part will explain what it actu- ally is. Laomedeia is an outer, irregular moon of Neptune. Laomedeia is part of the Sao group of Neptune’s outer moons. Laomedeia has a high eccentricity (how ‘oval- ly’ an orbit is so that e = 0 means a perfect circle and e = 1 means a pa- rabola) of 0.419. Lao- medeia orbits Neptune at an average distance 23,571,900 kilometers, which is its semi-major axis, making Laomedeia a moon with one of the farthest semi-major axes in the Solar System. Laomedeia, also known as Neptune XII, is a pro- grade irregular satellite of Neptune. It was dis- covered by Matthew J. Holman et al. On August 13, 2002. Before the an- nouncement of its name on February 3, 2007 (IAUC 8802), it was known as S/2002 N 3. Laomedeia orbits Neptune at a distance of about 23,571,000 km and is about 42 kilome- ters in diameter (assum- ing albedo of 0.04). It is named after Laomedeia, one of the 50 Nereids of Greek mythology. Laomedeia is likely ir- regularly shaped, mean- ing it has not reached hydrostatic equilibrium. This irregular shape, as- suming it is an ellipsoid, is to be one of the three different types, those be- ing the following: a triax- al ellipsoid, a sphereoid or a sphere. Due to its aforementioned irregular shape, sphere is unlikely. Credit to Wikipedia and to “Discovery of five irregular moons of Neptune” for sources. The Orbit Board Buy A Pencil Top

Neptune’s known moons 4 The Horizon Times Folio IV 18th June, 2026 Cycle II, Orbit LI Created in 2024 by Harrison A. Brown as a subsidiary of Spyder Brown Publishing™. Laomedeian Facts: How Much Do We Know about It? Discovery L a o m e d e i a was discovered Aug. 13, 2002 by Matthew J. Hol- man, John J. Kavelaars, Tommy Grav, Wesley C. Fraser, and Dan Milisavl- jevic using images taken by the 4.0-meter Blanco telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile and the 3.6-meter CFHT in Hawaii. Multiple images were digitally combined until stars appeared as streaks, while the moons appeared as points of light. Laomedeia, Sao and Halimede were discov- ered through the use of Earth-based telescopes – this was the first time a Neptunian moon dis- covery had occurred by telescope since the discovery of Nereid in 1949 by Gerard Kuiper. Overview Laomedeia is one of three tiny moons rang- ing in size from 18 to 24 miles (30 to 40 kilome- ters) discovered in 2002. The other moons discov- ered were Sao and Hali- mede.) The moons are so distant and so small they are about 100 million times fainter than can be seen with the unaided eye. The moons were missed by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989 be- cause they are so faint and distant from Neptune. Laomedeia is consid- ered an irregular satellite because of its distant, eccentric orbit around Neptune. Like most ir- regular satellites of the giant planets in our outer solar system, Laomedeia most likely formed after a collision between a larg- er moon and a comet or an asteroid. Laomedeia and Sao have prograde orbits, which means they orbit in the same direc- tion as Neptune’s ro- tation. Halimede has a retrograde orbit, which means Halimede orbits in the opposite direction of Neptune’s rotation. Very little is known about Laomedeia. Scientists are trying to learn more about it and its irregu- lar sisters because they offer a glimpse of the conditions at the time the planets in our solar system were forming Potential New Edicts for the Laomedeian Federation: To Be Largely Remade The Ordinated, Semi-Sovereign, Unaffiliated, Quasi-Of- ficial and Organisational Syndicate of Delegation is likely rebranding to the Laomedeian Federation. If one may be wondering, “What is ‘Laomedeia’?”, then this next section will hopefully explain. Laomedeia: Our Namesake Laomedeia is an out- er, irregular moon of Neptune. The reason for why this small moon beat out… everything to be this federation’s (formerly organisation- al syndicate) namesake is its lack of coverage. Laomedeia is the least talked about named ob- ject in the Solar System. This moon represents the unknown overcoming all odds, which I believe to be a good motto for the Laomedeian Federation. Now, if one still may be wondering, “Oh – cool. Still, what is ‘Lao- medeia’?”, then this part will explain what it actu- ally is. Laomedeia is an outer, irregular moon of Neptune. Laomedeia is part of the Sao group of Neptune’s outer moons. Laomedeia has a high eccentricity (how ‘oval- ly’ an orbit is so that e = 0 means a perfect circle and e = 1 means a pa- rabola) of 0.419. Lao- medeia orbits Neptune at an average distance 23,499,900 kilometres, which is its semi-major axis, making Laomedeia a moon with one of the farthest semi-major axes in the Solar System. Potential Rules Assuming these Lao- medeian Federation rules do eventually pass, here is a potential outline of what they could be. There’re going to be many votes on this, as it could rewrite the whole structure of the Laomedeian Federation (formerly Syndicate of Delegation). Here’re the potential rules and laws: I. Ministers Run by Harrison Brown u The Prime Minis- ter (Harrison Brown) w The official “pres- ident” of the Lao- medeian Federation w Prints all Banknotes of the Lao- medeian Federation w Owns, operates, publishes and prints The Horizon Times w Manages the offi- cial treasury of the Banknotes of the Lao- medeian Federation, which will be dis- cussed at a later time w Manages bank- ing details for the Banknotes of the Lao- medeian Federation w Ability to veto any- thing if the Deputy Prime Minister agrees u The Deputy Prime Minister (Clayton) w Assumes the pow- ers and duties of the office whenever the Administrator agrees or whenever the Prime Minister is absent. The powers are as follows (assuming the Prime Minister agreed to hand over the powers and duties of the office): w Being the “vice-pres- ident” of the Lao- medeian Federation w Prints all Banknotes of the Lao- medeian Federation w Owns, operates, publishes and prints The Horizon Times w Manages the trea- sury of the Banknotes of the Laomedeian Federation (BoLTs) Manages banking de- tails for the Banknotes of the Laomedeian Federation (BoLTs) w Ability to veto any- thing if the Deputy Prime Minister agrees II. The Core Run by Hayden u The Director (Hayden) w Power I: the pow- er to hold an execu- tive signing power to ratify and activate project sprints if the Prime Minister agrees w Power II: t

5 The Horizon Times Folio V 18th June, 2026 Cycle II, Orbit LI Created in 2024 by Harrison A. Brown as a subsidiary of Spyder Brown Publishing™. Potential New Edicts for the Laomedeian Federation: To Be Largely Remade Photography Brings a Spark The inclusion of images to The Horizon Times brings a much-needed spark to reading this publication. Before, daunting walls of text could overwhelm readers with no assis- tance from images; how- Times, so all imges are taken from the internet. Along with the images being taken from the in- ternet, these photographs are not of copyright. Submitting photo- graphs for The Horizon Times is a good option if one does not enjoy writ- ing but enjoys photogra- phy. Further details on the amount of Banknotes of the Laomedeian Federa- tion one may receive from submitting photographs to The Horizon Times is not available in this cy- cle of The Horizon Times. If one becomes a pho- tojournalist through a similar process by how one becomes an Horizon Times columnist, then one will receive 180% earnings compared to what a photojournal- ist for The Horizon Times’s typical earnings. ever now, these daunting walls of text are a thing of the past. Images help readers understand what they’re reading. Un- fortunately, no team of photographers is dedi- cated to photographing images for The Horizon ical circulation versus digital tracking to pre- vent economic stagna- tion u The Courier (Hayden) w Power I: the pow- er to enter any divi- sion’s space during class breaks to execute emergency hand-to- hand drops if the teach- ers somehow agree w Power II: the power to prioritise the deliv- ery sequence of phys- ical assets based on operational urgency w Responsibility: the responsibility of do- ing rapid hand-to-hand delivery of physical banknotes and paper drafts between classes. IV. The Wire Run by Adrian M. u The Signal (Adrian M.) w Power I: the power to hold sole authori- ty to issue rapid-fire, all-member digital broadcast alerts of of- ficial news in the Lao- medeian Federation w Power II: the power to control the physi- cal distribution lay- out of data sheets at Stand-Ups if the Prime Minister agrees w Responsibility: the responsibility of disseminating crit- ical operational an- nouncements instantly across both physical and digital networks. u The Vox (Clayton) w Power I: the pow- er to halt class-break traffic for up to 60 sec- onds to conduct rap- id-fire physical surveys w Power II: the pow- er to control the gen- eration and distri- bution of automated e-mail feedback forms. w Responsibility: the responsibility of gath- ering, aggregating, and reporting raw public opinion data directly to the Executive Core. u The Feed (Har- rison Brown) w Power I: the power to have final veto pow- er over any submis- sion to the live digital news doc that breach- es stylistic guidelines. w Power II: the pow- er to strip formatting privileges from any re- porter who repeatedly forgets proper punc- tuation or diaereses. w Responsibility: the responsibility of act- ing as the head co- pyeditor to ensure all live news streams are completely flawless. u The Flash (Harrison R.) w Power I: the pow- er to hold immedi- ate press access to interview members right at the conclu- sion of a Stand-Up w Power II: the pow- er to push instant, one-paragraph break- ing news briefs directly to the live feed w Responsibility: the re- sponsibility of covering all rapid project drops and keeping the text concise and “punchy” u The Prime (Adrian M.) w Power I: the pow- er to conduct external reconnaissance and deep-dive investiga- tions near rival territory w Power II: the power to publish high-visi- bility exposures track- ing the operational and economic failures of the Muddy Buddies. w Responsibility: the responsibility of doc- umenting and expos- ing competitor supply drops and structural flaws in The Overweek V. The Vigil Run by Clayton u The Warden (Hayden) w Power I: the power to maintain absolute physical silence around the Stand-Up perimeter. w Power II: the power to order the immediate removal of any rowdy spectator or rival spy from the meeting area. w Responsibility: the re- sponsibility of standing directly alongside The Route to safeguard and enforce meeting order. u The Tracer (Thatcher) w Power I: the power to hold tracking access to audit file histories and isolate the origin point of unauthorised leaks w Power II: the power to flag and lock down any digital document violating strict font and layout guidelines w Responsibility: the re- sponsibility of stopping unauthorised Reply All chains and maintaining digital asset discipline u The Enforcer I (Jake) w Power I: the pow- er to issue bright red, physical paper “Cen- sure Slips” directly to rule-breakers of the Laomedeian Federation w Power II: the pow- er to mandate a tem- porary currency ex- change freeze for individuals who show up late to meetings. w Responsibility: the responsibility of track- ing physical atten- dance rules and check- ing print

6 The Horizon Times Folio VI 18th June, 2026 Cycle II, Orbit LI Created in 2024 by Harrison A. Brown as a subsidiary of Spyder Brown Publishing™. Potential New Edicts for the Laomedeian Federation: To Be Largely Remade (cont. FROM THE PREVIOUS FOLIO) QUOTE OF THE WEEK This line was stated by renowned physicist Stephen Hawking in a 2004 interview with The New York Times when asked about his own IQ score. Hawking was known to be modest about his gifts, emphasizing that tangible, real-world accomplishments matter far more than intellectual status signaling. The sentence before this was his actual answer to the quation, in which he said: “I have no idea”, when prompted about his IQ. And that’s the Quote of the Week, brought to you by The Horizon Times and Harrison Brown. Potential New National Items and for What They Stand Similar To oTher organisaTions – or ‘countries’ – the Lao- medeian Federation will hopefully have its own “official” items. For in- stance, the Laomedeian Federation’s possible official number shall be 88,611 due to reasons that will be explained later. The following are hopeful (I say hopeful due to the fact that these technically have not passed) national – techni- cally federational – items: u The Laomedeian Federation’s national an- imal: the golden eagle. This animal was chosen due to its large range – the largest range of any eagle – and its surviv- ability in extreme envi- ronments such as the Sa- hara desert and Siberia. u The Laomedeian Federation’s nation- al plant: the zinnia due to it being the first plant grown in outer space and their ability to grow in situ in soil. u The Laomedeian Federation’s national number: 88,611. This number was chosen due to its association to the mi- nor-planet binary 88611 Teha-ronhiawako–Sawiskera. u The Laomedeian Federation’s national day: 30th February. This date was chosen due to it being the only 30th of a year not in a standard Gregorian calendar year. The Zinnia and gold- en eagle are featured on all BoLTs bills; the Zin- nia is also featured on BoLTs “coins”. These items could be featured on an upcoming logo. National items intend to unite individuals by creating visual, verbal, or iconic representations of the national people, values, goals, culture and/or history. These symbols are often rallied around as part of celebra- tions of patriotism and/ or aspiring nationalism (such as independence, autonomy, and/or sepa- ration movements) and are designed to be in- clusive and representa- tive of all the people of the national community. Building off that, A national item is a visual, verbal, or iconic repre- sentation used to unify a country’s citizens and ex- press its core identity, val- ues, and history. Thank you for reading this ar- ticle on national items. “People who boast about their IQ’s are losers.” – Stephen Hawking, 2004 *t bi-monthly “fun meets” w Responsibility: the responsibility of con- trolling communication channels to maximise attendance before an event launch for the bi-monthly “fun meets” u The Logis- tics Lead (Xavier) w Power I: the power to hold authority to deny entry to physical events for individuals with- out valid payment of Banknotes of the Lao- medeian Federation, with the Prime Minis- ter’s approval for the bi-monthly “fun meets” w Power II: the power to direct the distribu- tion and allocation of on-site event invento- ry and snacks for the bi-monthly “fun meets” w Responsibility: the respons- ibility of man- aging the door, col- lects the mandatory ‡ banknote entrance fees, and tracks costs for the bi-monthly “fun meets” VIII. The Bench Run by Ansel u The Arbiter (Hayden) w Power I: the power to hold sole authority to de- liver immediate, legally binding, one-sentence verbal verdicts if the Prime Minister agrees w Power II: the pow- er to dismiss frivolous or unbacked com- plaints on the spot to save operational time w Responsibility: the res- ponsibility of running court- room sessions immed- iat- ely following Stand- Ups to evaluate Lao- medeian evidence u The Backup (Harrison Brown) w Power I: the power to inhibit full arbitra- tion authority instantly if the primary judge is absent from St. Mark’s w Power II: the pow- er to assist in review- ing heavy evidence files to speed up ac- tive hearings if the Prime Minister agrees w Responsibility: the respons- ibility of main- taining complete readi- ness to step in and pre- vent any judicial delays u The Evidentiary (Ansel) w Power I: the pow- er to demand physical printouts of digital chat logs from any member during an investigation w Power II: the pow- er to officially sub- mit verified Censure Slips to the court file as unarguable proof w Responsibility: the responsibility of building the case file and delivering clean evidence packets di- rectly to the Arbiter Meetings Meetings in the Lao- medeian Federation will automatically occur once every day. Each meet- ing in the Laomedeian Federation is composed of four main parts or “segments”. These seg- ments are

7 The Orbit Board Extended and Classifieds The Horizon Times Folio VII 18th June, 2026 Cycle II, Orbit LI Created in 2024 by Harrison A. Brown as a subsidiary of Spyder Brown Publishing™. The Horizon Times Summertime Book and Media Recommendations This is a compila- Tion of every rec- ommendation from The Horizon Times as well as some TV shows. All of these’re family-friendly, so anyone can watch them. This week we will have a book recommendation. I got the book suggestion from the Bluebonnet list. The book is called Nim- bus by Jan Eldredge. Last year, I challenged myself to complete all of the books on the Bluebonnet List and this year I am challenging myself again but also adding the Lone Star Book List. I hope I can finish! From the Bluebonnet List, I really liked Nimbus. First of all, how can you not like this book if you look at the cover?! Nimbus teams up with a rat to stop a great evil...the demons! This is a story of triumph and bravery. I would highly recommend this book and give it 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. This week’s book rec- ommendation comes not from the Bluebonnet or Lone Star list, but from somewhere different. I was walking into Barnes and Noble and I stum- bled upon two penguins and three mosquito ro- bots staring at me from the cover of a book. Spy Penguins by Sam Hay is a book about 2 penguins who want to join the FBI (Frosty Bureau Investi- gation). It’s a comedy, easy to read, and very entertaining. I would give this book a rating of 5 out of 5 penguins. This week’s book rec. comes from the Lone Star list. I chose this as my first Lone Star list book because dragons.... duh! The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Re- intgen is about a young boy named Lunar who lives on Mars. He lives at a relocation clinic be- cause the earth was over- populated. Every planet, moon, and star has a cor- responding dragon. The descendant of Phobos, Dread, chose Lunar to be his dragoon and they had many adventures. I give this book 10/10 drag- ons! I just found out that there is a second book in the series called The Rise of Neptune coming out in October! (2025) It is a very good book, well, that’s the point of the book rec. thingy., many spoilers, sort of, after the spolir sign, It’s about a little girl whome is a ovphan, unless you count pidons as a family! Oh yeah she littary lives with pilones. As the cov- er suggects, they have to scavenge foe food. Spoler Warning one time they fought wild → racones in an ally way, the pidones had to, call in helo, to get away p Same thing but, with a cat insted ! and the girl trys to fi the prem- mis of the book is. well, IDK 8/10 not the Beest but very good anyway :) Now for TV and game recommendations, which’re the following: u Forge of Empires – a fun strategy game u Geometry Dash – you know this one… u Arras.io – fun and simplistic browser game to play whenever u Percy Jackson and the Olympians – we read the book two years ago! u Adventure Time – fun animated television show u The Office – could be too “raunchy” for some households. Thank you for reading. Behind The Orbit The Horizon Times, believe it or not understand how a news- paper works, is diffi- cult to make. Unlike in Google Docs, Adobe In- Design has many more features. Although these features may seem like just a good thing, they can be confusing, too. It takes about a week’s worth of research, writing, formatting and learning how things work to make just one cycle of The Ho- rizon Times, so it would really help us if you show gratitude by any means. Although it may seem like it, The Horizon Times does not use a template to format its writing. For- matting may be harder than writing, at least for me (the main writer). Templates on InDesign were out of the picture from which to make The Horizon Times due to a couple of reasons; these reasons are the following: 1. Most templates are not what The Ho- rizon Times pressures itself to be; i.e., the tem- plates are scarcely not for what I was looking for The Horizon Times. 2. The templates do not have consistent for- matting; i.e., the cover page could use Source Serif 4 as it body text, the second page Times New Roman and the third page Neue Haas Grotesk. 3. I wanted to build The Horizon Times from the ground-up; i.e., these pre-made formats are too easy in which to write, and I feel like that wouldn’t actually be my newspaper if I didn’t start from the ground up. Again, showing garti- tude in any way possble would be great as a sign for me to continue on my newspaper journeys. Running a newspa- per entirely by yourself is incredibly difficult because it requires you to simultaneously man- age two completely dif- ferent, full-time career tracks: content creation and business operations. Publishing a newspaper completely solo is diffi- cult because it requires mastering multiple, con- trasting professional careers simultaneously. Alas, a Myriad of Formatting Changes Coming to The Horizon Times After fifty-one edi- tions, The Horizon Times’s format has gone from obvi

8 The Horizon Times Folio VIII 18th June, 2026 Cycle II, Orbit LI Created in 2024 by Harrison A. Brown as a subsidiary of Spyder Brown Publishing™. WEEKLY RIDDLES The riddles go in se- quential order of difficulty, so don’t boast your genius skills if you solve #3. True masterminds can solve #30. The answers will be in next week’s -. These’re not AI-generated – I found them off copyright-free websites. Unfortunate- ly, not all could fit here. u I follow you all day long, but when the sun goes down, I’m gone. u I have keys, but no locks. I have a space, but no room. You can enter, but never leave it for whom to be. u What has to be bro- ken before you can use it? u What has a neck but no head? u The more of this there is, the less you see myself, the one to be for it. u What has hands but cannot clap? u I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? u What has one eye but can’t see? u What bank nev- er has any money? u What can you catch, but not throw? u I have cities, but no houses. I have moun- tains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. u What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? u You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again, you don’t see a single per- son on the boat. Why? u What English word has three consec- utive double letters? u I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. u What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? u I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. u What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? u What belongs to you, but others use it more than you do? u I have branch- es, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I? u What runs, but has no legs? It has a mouth, but never speaks. It has a bed, but never sleeps. u A man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or a boat. How? u I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere. I’m the be- ginning of eternity, the end of time and space. u What can fill a room but takes up no space? u The person who makes it, sells it. The person who buys it, never uses it. The per- son who uses it, never knows they are to be. u I have no voice, but I can teach you everything. I have no legs, but I can take you across the world. A Myriad of Formatting Changes two meanings, of it being the overview of the week and of releasing one day “over” a week (once ev- ery eight days). Used for newsletter XLVI and at least the next few (hope- fully for the rest of time) FROM PREVIOUS FOLIO Chanboind: an Old Card Game Remade To Be Potentially Revolutionary Setting up the Deck u Has to have a deck of sixty-eight cards w Each card has a colour and a symbol w There’re four cop- ies of cards for each colour and symbol « The symbols are: square, dot, star, and planet • There are two varieties of symbols, [square, dot] [star, planet] « The colours are: red, blue, white, and black w There’re four copies of each card, and four jokers « The jokers don’t do anything; they act as dead weight, except for cases mentioned in the rules Rules u There’re twelve rounds in a game of Chainbound u It is a single-player game, you can compete with others, but you just play the 12 rounds in a game against each other, and the one with the most points is the winner, if you want to play multi-player. You could just as easily do it playing by yourself. u You have 6 cards in your hand at once u You put up chains of cards at a time u The length, col- our, and symbol of your chain affect its value u In a round, you put a chain of cards to the set deck, only placing a chain counts as a round. u If you get a jok- er while creating your starting hand, put it back in the pile u You can’t put up just one card as a chain w You can only put up more than one, if they are both the same variety of symbol, exact symbol, and same colour, then it is called a disc. You can put up a disc of any amount of cards. A disc is a name for a type of chain, and must follow the rules of chains. u To put up a chain, all of the cards at least have to be at least all the same colour and/or variety of symbol and/ or exact same symbol u There’re four colours, each symbol has one of these four colours (it’s not symbol specific, for instance, there could be a red star, and a blue star. The four colours are [Red, blue, black, and white] u You can sacrifice a card place (a card space is where you can put a card, when you draw from the deck, so that you could only have 5 cards at a time, or five card spaces); put it in a separate pile, and draw another card, and put it in that pile (this is only for one removed card space, two card spaces would be four cards in the pile), and you can turn those cards in that pile into any cards you want in any- time throughout a game, and it doesn’t waste a turn. If

9 The Horizon Times Folio IX 18th June, 2026 Cycle II, Orbit LI Created in 2024 by Harrison A. Brown as a subsidiary of Spyder Brown Publishing™. The Horizon Times: A School-Wide Paper? You read that right! The Horizon Times may be becom- ing a school-wide news- paper! After Harrison “Hank” Brown’s meet- ing with an undisclosed yet official member of St. Mark’s Episcopal School, a potential agree- ment has been made. How? The Horizon Times may be a school-wide newspa- per. This could mean that I still largely produce it, however another 0-hour class (like Math in Ac- tion or Mandarin) may write a large portion of it. Undecided Issues The largest undecid- ed issue for The Horizon Times 0-hour class is who should be teaching. It has been determined that no students may teach. It has been suggested that either a Language Arts teacher (most likely due to newspapers mainly consisting of… words) or a Tech Department staff member (format- ting is surprisingly im- portant for a newspaper). There’re reasons for both; however that likely is up to whomever wants to or is decided by other school staff members. When? This 0-hour class – if confirmed – might be an ACE-day 0-hour class. It is unknown the day it starts, as the meeting provided information of it becoming school-wide (still officially uncon- firmed) around late fall to early winter, so, in the meantime, he Horizon Times will likely stay in production by me to members of the potential- ly renamed Coördinated, Pseudo-Bureaucratic, Hemi-Sover- eign, Un- affiliated, Quasi-Offi- cial and Organisational Laomedeian Federation. Once the members of the 0-hour Overweek class (assuming this becomes official) are ready to start producing the news- paper, it might become school-wide. Necessary Requirements The Overweek will need to be officially school-sponsored which it already partially is (not in this state). The Overweek will also need to have teacher or other staff member editors and fact-checkers. This is still a rough plan, so anything said in here might not actually occur when the time comes. Please understand that so that when/if it occurs, the producers don’t have to hear “But in Overweek L you said x would happen and now y happened!” Sen-Sun-Sui: Intricate Tic-Tac-Toe Are you tired of boring, old tic- tac-toe!? Well, do I have the solution for you! Based on WebGoatGuy’s hexagonal tic-tac-toe, sen-sun-sui is a fun and interesting remake of an otherwise boring and dull “game”. The rules to sen- sun-sui are simple. It is played on an infinite hex- agonal board. The first player only gets to place their piece (either X or O) on one hexagon. From the second move onward, each player has to place two of their pieces. One may not place a piece far- ther than eight hexagons away from others. The objective of the game is to get six hexagons in a row. The Tournament Sen-sun-sui is having a tournament similar to that of Luke J-M.’s “Luk- e’s Chess Tournament” or William W.’s “Billy’s Con- nect 4 Tournament”. There will be a bracket for whomever decides to join. In order to join, one must contact me (the Delegated Administra- tor-General) and say they want to join. There’re two possible entry fees. One must flip a playing coin to see if they have to pay ‡3.8800 or ‡4.0000. One game of sen-sun- sui will be played per lunch. If one loses a game, then they will get sent to the losers’ bracket. At the end, the winner of the los- ers’ bracket will play off against the winner of the winners’ bracket. In order to decide who goes first at the beginning of each game, a coin shall be flipped. This applies to all games except for the win- ner of the winners’ brack- et playing off against the winner of the losers’ bracket, where the winner of the winners’ bracket automatically plays first. The prize for winning the tournament is all bets placed, all entry fees, as well as the automatic prize pool of ‡24.3750. Strategies & Openings Strategies and open- ings in sen-sun-sui matter less than they do in chess. There’re also far few’r openings in sen-sun-sui than chess, as sen-sun- sui is not a centuries-old game, unlike chess. The following is a list of openings and strategies: Credit to random cor- ners of the internet. u The triangle u Placing three pieces in an equilateral triangle Mass colonies Creating many “colo- nies” of pieces, seven or eight hex- agons away from the rest of the pieces u The bridge Placing two pieces with one hexagon in the middle This is the end of what can currently fit. Over the past week-or-so, some changes have been made to the Official Banknotes of the Laomedeian Federation. This article will explain the changes so you can stay up-to-date on the most recent Syndicate news. Please enjoy. Full Limits on Banknotes To further incentivise and promote the usage of physical Official Banknotes of the Laomedeian Feder- ation, not only has a maximum of ‡5.0000 been set on having physical ferrules, but there is also a maximum of ‡25.5000 been set on having accountal/dig

10 The Horizon Times Folio X 18th June, 2026 Cycle II, Orbit LI Created in 2024 by Harrison A. Brown as a subsidiary of Spyder Brown Publishing™. Potential New Stationery Designations for the Laomedeian Federation The muDDy BuDDies had candy nick- names for stationery items and school supplies. Currently, in The Horizon Times and the Coördinat- ed, Pseudo-Bureaucratic, Hemi-Sovereign, Unaf- filiated, Quasi-Official and Organisational Lao- medeian Federation, sta- tionery and school sup- plies are referred to by their candy/muddy bud- dies’ names. To further expand the domain of the title of the club’s “unaffil- iated” part, I believe we should separate station- ery names from the mud- dy buddies’. I propose – since stars, planets, dwarf planets, and moons have been taken by the Of- ficial Banknotes of the Laomedeian Federation– that asteroid, comet, and minor planet names be used instead to keep up with the spacey theme. The following are potential new names: u Pencil toppers: Chariklo (asteroid with rings and potential moons) u Binder clips: Antiope (binary as- teroid with both com- penents of equal size) Pencil erasers: Encke (a very interesting comet) u Pencils: Chiron (comet/asteroid with rings and two potential moons) u Pens: Ida (asteroid with a small minor-plan- et moon named Dactyl) u Rulers: Quaoar (mi- nor planet with two rings, one confirmed moon and one unconfirmed) u Scissors: Or- cus (minor planet) u Push-pins: Lovejoy (comet that went through the Sun and surviced) I know they are not the best names for stationery and school supplies; how- ever, these names are the best we have right now, so if you have an issue, take it up with any of the government members. Here’re pronun- ciation guides: u Chariklo: kare-ik-lw u Antiope: an-te-o-pe u Encke: en-ke u Chiron: kai-ruhn u Ida: ida u Quaoar: kwah-whrr u Orcus: or-cus u Lovejoy: luv-joy Artemis Missions ArTemis ii has lanD- ed back on Terra safely. Specifically, they landed off the coast of San Diego in the Pacif- ic Ocean. The Artemis II crew members are the new farthest people ever from Terra, as they went “around” Luna to the “back” of it. This is su- per exciting for all of us astrophiles (space nerds) out there, as well as some people who are just re- ally interested in human advancements. Contrary to surprisingly popular belief, Artemis II did not land on Luna – they merely went “around” it. Artemis III won’t land on the moon either, but Ar- temis IV – which is sup- posed to take off in 2028 – will have a crewed lu- nar lander to go back to Luna for the first time in almost sixty years. Also, the “z” key on the writ- er’s keyboard is broken, so from now on, I will stop copying and past- ing it from Google, but instead just write an “s”. Artemis III will be simi- lar to Artemis II, and be a manned probe “scout- ing” the far side of Luna. The four crew members on Artemis II were: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jer- emy Hansen. We hope that they are celebrat- ed by NASA, as well as the rest of the world, as what they’ve endured is a feat of human nature. The following is sourced from Wikipedia, so the information may be inaccurate. Here’s a summary of what each Artemis mission will do, as well as its launch date: u Artemis I: launched November 16, 2022; uncrewed Luna-orbit- ing mission; first ma- jor spaceflight of NA- SA’s Artemis mission u Artemis II: launched April 1, 2026; crewed nine-day Luna-orbit- ing flyby mission; first crewed spaceflight of NASA’s Artemis mission u Artemis III: will launch mid-2027; crewed mission around low-Ter- ra orbit; first crewed spaceflight focusing around the Earth of NA- SA’s Artemis mission u Artemis IV: will launch early 2028; crewed mission to land on the south pole of Luna; first crewed spaceflight of NASA’s Artemis mission to land on Luna’s south pole u Artemis V: will launch late 2028; crewed mission to go to the now-cancelled Lunar Gateway; now going to have astronauts stay on moon for a while to survey; second space- flight to have major things cancelled in NA- SA’s Artemis mission u Artemis VI: no launch date as it does not exist; rumours about Artemis VI’s existence are false. Thank you for read- ing about the Arte- mis missins created by NASA. This article is from a previous cycle of The Horizon Times. How to Spend Official Banknotes of the Laomedeian Federation AnoTher frequenT- ly-asked ques- tion among members of the Coördinated, Pseudo-Bureaucratic, Hemi-Sover- eign, Un- affiliated, Quasi-Offi- cial and Organisational Laomedeian Federation is, “On what can I spend my Official Banknotes of Value of the Laome- deian Federation?” This article will go in-depth to how this may work. The Daily Chariklo Shop The Daily Chariklo Shop is a great way to spend any Official Bank- notes of Value of the Lao- medeian Federation you may have accumulated. The Daily Chariklo Shop is a great way to “flex” on your friends whenever they have a few Bfficial Banknotes of Value of the Laomedeian Feder

11 The Horizon Times Folio XI 18th June, 2026 Cycle II, Orbit LI Created in 2024 by Harrison A. Brown as a subsidiary of Spyder Brown Publishing™. Houstonian Events This Week for Those Who Enjoy Astronomy Visit the Houston Museum of Natu- ral Science Although this event is not only currently hap- pening, this is a fun thing to do with your family. The Houston Museum of Natural Science has many science exhibits currently running, includ- ing astronomy- related content and planetarium program- ming. Even if you’re not interested in science, there’re exhibits for you, such as some for social media “click-bait”. This has one of the best science museums, and you could spend half of a day just learning inter- esting astronomical facts and looking at interest- ing exhibits. Id est, vis- iting the Houston Muse- um of Natural Science is a great way to spend half a day with your en- tire family – they even have their own unnamed summer camp available. See the Burke Baker’s Planetari- um “Starry Night Express” Similar to the last en- try of “Things to Do in Houston Next Week”, this event is not only happening necessarily currently. This amazing Starry Night Express planetarium covers the current night sky, things to see in the sky soon, constellations, planets, the Milky Way and re- cent astronomical events. This event at the Burke Baker planetarium takes place the entire week, so don’t be scared if you think you miss it. This is also located in the Hou- ston Museum of Natural Science, so you could get a two-in-one “Things to do in Houston Next Week” prize of ‡0.1500. Id est, going here would be a great time for you and your whole family to enjoy not just once – but up to seven times. Watch the Venu- sian–Lunar Oc- cultation Unlike the previous two entries of “Things to Do in Houston Next Week”, this is a relatively rare event. Specifically, this occultation of Z (the moon) and ♀ (Venus) oc- curs on the 17th June of this year. This event has Z, from Z’s perspective, pass in front of ♀. This occultation may incor- rectly be called a “syzy- gy”; however, a syzygy is three or more astronomi- cal bodies closely align- ing themselves. This oc- cultation is very visually apparent from Houston. The next time this event will be visible from Hou- ston is Thursday, 11th October, 2029. Id est, this is a once in a three year event you won’t want to miss. Even if you do miss it, there’re plenty of imag- es online taken by others; and there’s always 2029. Visit George Observatory The George Obser- vatory is a great way to spend some extra time by learning astronomy facts and scarcely admir- ing the stars. The George Observatory’s entry fee is only $13.00 for children and adults, so if only you and a couple people go there, it would be mere- ly $39.00. The George Observatory is open Sat- urday stargazing at the Houston Museum of Nat- ural Science. Thursdays have free entry from 5 pm to 8 pm, so that $39.00 could be merely free! The George Observatory has its summer camp called “Summer in Space”, an- other event called “Starry night” and another event called “Moonlight Mad- ness”. Id est, visiting the George Observatory, especially on Thursday or Saturday, is a great way to spend a day! Visit Houston Arboretum and Nature Centre Like the last event and the two before the “Watch the Venus-Moon Occultation”, this is not a one-time event that won’t hap- pen for a while. The Arboretum (pronoun- ced as ‘ahr-brr-EE-tum’). The Houston Arboretum and Nature Centre has its own membership, so if you go there and like it, you can be an official part of the Houston Arboretum and Nature Centre. There’re many programs that the Houston Arboretum and Nature Centre hosts, such as, for adult programs, art & photography, food & drink, health & well- ness, nature & wildlife and plants & gardening, and, for children pro- grams, preschool, ho- meschool, girl scouts & boy scouts, nature camps and other programs. Id est, the Houston Arbo- retum and Nature Cen- tre offers a wide myriad or plethora of programs for those of any age. Visit Museum of Illusions Houston Like all other event listings except for the “Watch the Venus-Moon Occultation” in the “Things to Do in Houston Next Week” article, visit- ing the Museum Illusions of Houston is not just a one-time thing. Instead, it is something you can vis- it at any time. It features many intriguing rooms, such as the Reversed Room, the Vortex Tunnel and the Tilted room, all of which provide something scarily “trippy” that will make you say: “Wow! How?” Not only do they have exhibits, but they also have events. These events can be planned with others or just be there. You can even book a private event. Id est, this is a great and highly cus- tomisable option for those of all ages, including one’s own whole family. A Pencil Topper’s Story Series Summary BoB is creaTeD anD quickly makes the acquaintance of Marvin. During school, they see Marco. In a quick turn of events, they end up in a pile of gooey rubber which m

12 The Horizon Times Folio XII 18th June, 2026 Cycle II, Orbit LI Created in 2024 by Harrison A. Brown as a subsidiary of Spyder Brown Publishing™. Harrison’s Moon Catalogue & Website harrison’s moon Catalogue – more- over celebrated as harri- sonsmooncatalogue.com – is a catalogue-esque registry of every single moon and moonlet of gas giants in the Solar System, including all of their orbital and physical parameters. Some ex- amples of major moons featured in this registry are: Io, Europa, Gany- mede, Callisto, Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Di- one, Rhea, Titan, Iape- tus, Miranda, Ariel, Um- briel, Titania, Oberon, Triton and Laomedeia. Here is an example of some of the inner moons of Saturn’s data: Designation Diameter (km) Mass (*10^15 kg) Semi−Major Axis (km) Orbital period (days) In- clination (°) Eccentricity Discovery Year Group S/2009 S 1 0.40 ~0.00002 116,914 0.47 0 ~0 2009 B-Ring moonlet Pan 28.2 4.3 133,600 0.58 0 0 1990 A-Ring shepherd Sikorsky 0.44 ~0.00004 133,665 0.58 0 ~0 2009 Earhart 0.90 ~0.0003 133,797 0.58 0 ~0 2009 Post 0.58 ~0.00009 133,803 0.58 0 ~0 2009 Curtiss 0.54 ~0.00007 133,909 0.58 0 ~0 2009 Lindbergh 0.23 ~0.000006 133,970 0.58 0 ~0 2008 Wright 0.51 ~0.00006 134,080 0.59 0 0.002 2009 A-Ring moonlet Kingsford Smith 0.92 ~0.0004 134,336 0.59 0 ~0 2009 Hinkler 0.32 ~0.00002 134,474 0.59 0 ~0 2008 Santos-Dumont 0.30 ~0.00001 134,524 0.59 0 ~0 2008 Richthofen 0.42 ~0.00003 134,778 0.59 0 0.002 2009 Blériot 0.95 ~0.0004 134,912 0.59 0 ~0 2005 Daphnis 7.6 0.068 136,500 0.59 0 0 2005 Inner ring S/2010 S 2 — — 136,540 — — — 2010 A-Ring moonlet. space is compleTely silent because there is no air or atmosphere to transmit sound waves u Astronauts who have completed space- walks report that space actually smells like burnt metal or seared steak. u The Sun accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass in our solar system. u Mars is not per- fectly round; it is shaped more like a rugby ball. u One day on Venus is longer than one year on Venus, as it takes the planet longer to rotate once on its axis than it does to complete one orbit around the Sun. u The average color of the universe is a beige- white shade officially named “Cosmic latte”. u Neutron stars are so incredibly dense that a single teaspoon of their material would weigh about a billion tons. u If two pieces of the same kind of metal WEEKLY FUN FACTS AND TRIVIA FOR THE HORIZON TIMES: SPACE & ASTRONOMY EDITION touch in space, they per- manently bond and fuse together (a phenomenon called cold welding). u There’re more trees on Earth (about 3 tril- lion) than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy (about 100–400 billion). u The footprints left on the Moon by Apol- lo astronauts will likely remain there for at least 100 million years be- cause there is no wind or water to erode them. u Fresh olives have an intensely bitter taste and must undergo curing and fermenta- tion to become edible. u Water itself isn’t wet; wetness is defined as a liquid’s ability to adhere to a solid surface. u Bananas are tech- nically berries, but strawberries are not. u Honey never spoils; archaeologists have found 3,000-year-old honey in Egyptian tombs that is still perfectly edible. u Bamboo is the fastest-growing woody plant on Earth, capa- ble of growing up to 35 inches in a single day. u The blue whale is the loudest animal on the planet; its calls can reach 188 decibels, which is louder than a jet engine. u A shrimp’s heart is located inside its head. u Butterflies taste with their feet. u Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can. u Sloths can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes, while dol- phins must surface every 10 to 15 minutes. u Cows have best friends and get stressed out when they are sep- arated from them. u Earth’s gravity is not entirely uniform. Places like Hudson Bay in Can- ada have slightly lower gravity than the rest of the planet due to the weight of ancient glaciers that once covered the area. u More than 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, but we have explored less than 5% of the world’s oceans. u The Atacama Des- ert in South America is the driest place on Earth; some parts of it have nev- er recorded a drop of rain. u The Mariana Trench is the deep- est known point in the Earth’s oceans, plunging nearly 36,000 feet deep. u Lightning strikes the Earth about 100 times every second.The Earth’s core is as hot as the surface of the Sun. u There’re more than 1,500 active vol- canoes on Earth. u The Earth’s magnet- ic north pole is moving, and it is currently drifting toward Russia at a rate of about 34 miles a year. u The largest living structure is the Great Barrier Reef, stretch- ing over 1,400 miles.