Rockets are flying, comets are whizzing, while yarn balls are unwinding! ChainStation Alpha is the nexus hub of so much activity! Consulting the station’s main chronometer, you can keep up with the latest goings-on across all of Deep Space.

MoonCats were born and raised on the far side of the Moon, and so they track time based on the lunar phases. On their calendar, the current time is:

Charting spacetime vortexes...

Ethereans wanting to keep in-sync with the MoonCats’ calendar can check out the year-long calendar, or consult the analog clock.

Latest Log: Piball 2026

Epoch 431500 (2026.03.03)

As the chronometers in the JumpPort lounge mark the passing of another full moon, we find ourselves at a momentous milestone: it has been a full Earthly orbit since the Ethereans aligned the station's systems to the flow of the MoonCat Seasons. Today, we bid farewell to the vibrant energy of Iteball and "spring" forward into the refreshing, tranquil atmosphere of Piball!

The Deep Space scientists, who have spent the past year refining their conversion algorithms, noticed that with the waxing and waning of the lunar light, different MoonCats went through different ebb and flow patterns too. It seems MoonCats are attuned to different astronomical alignments. That first Emball Ethereans with warm-colored MoonCats were most playful and active. That continued through Goball, though emphasizing MoonCats that were the most vibrant-colored rather than their paler cousins. But then through Iteball it flipped, and cool-colored MoonCats seemed to be the most energized.

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