Safe to say that when Polygon's Dave Tach and Charlie Hall lay themselves down to sleep on Christmas Eve, they'll each be dreaming dreams of No Man's Sky. The enigmatic space exploration title on the way from Hello Games has already survived a flood, and now it's up against a firestorm of interest following a dramatic hands-on demonstration at E3 and a new trailer unveiled at this month's Game Awards.

Dave and Charlie sat down a few weeks ago to break down the hype. We distilled that long talk down to a quick chat about what we know and don't know about No Man's Sky. Leave your questions and conspiracy theories below, and we'll see what we can do to run down that information in the new year.