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  "id": 17424610,
  "title": "'No Man's Sky' Players Pay Homage To Star Trek's Patrick Stewart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/no-mans-sky-players-pay-homage-to-star-treks-patrick-stewart",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-31T15:18:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/no-mans-sky-players-patrick-stewart-memorial-star-systems/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Patrick Stewart, a renowned actor with an extensive career in film, television, and theater, has been honored by players of the game No Man's Sky. The late actor, best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, died at the age of 86 this week. Fans have begun to pay homage to Stewart by naming planets and star systems within the game's expansive universe in his memory.\n\nThe trend started on Reddit, where a player called for the community to name a planet in their current star system after Stewart. The post requested players to \"spread his name across the No Man's Sky universe\" and concluded with a classic Star Trek phrase, \"Make it so.\" The post garnered over 1,900 upvotes, with players sharing the memorials they created for Stewart.\n\nSome players have paid tribute by naming a planet \"Picard's Rest\" with a cross and a communication beacon bearing the inscription \"Sir Patrick Stewart 1940-2026\". Others have dedicated entire star systems to Stewart, such as the \"Sir Patrick Stewart Memorial System\" in the Euclid galaxy, complete with multiple planets and a paradise world. The tributes also reference other roles Stewart played, including Gurney Halleck from Dune, Professor X from X-Men, and Avery Bullock from American Dad.\n\nPlayers have even proposed recreating Kataan, the planet from Star Trek: The Next Generation's \"The Inner Light\" episode, and building memorial bases or leaving communication beacons with messages for Stewart. One player suggested organizing a flyby of player-built Enterprise-style ships. This act of virtual remembrance is particularly fitting for a game centered around the exploration of strange new worlds, the discovery of new life, and charting the unknown.",
  "summary": "No Man's Sky players are honoring late Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart by naming planets and star systems after him.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Star Trek Talent Mourn Patrick Stewart: 'Captain Picard Stood For the Best of Us'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/star-trek-talent-mourn-patrick-stewart-captain-picard-stood-for-the",
        "published": "2026-10-29T21:32:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNET",
        "title": "Patrick Stewart, Who Gracefully Steered Star Trek Into Its Next Generation, Dies at 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/patrick-stewart-who-gracefully-steered-star-trek-into-its-next",
        "published": "2026-10-29T21:45:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Star Trek Online players are holding public vigils to mourn Patrick Stewart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/star-trek-online-players-are-holding-public-vigils-to-mourn-patrick",
        "published": "2026-10-30T18:53:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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