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  1. support in is *very* close to complete now. Text upload support done. File upload support done. Also added `;edit` support too.

    Some last tests and tweaks to faff with and I think it'll be good to go.

  2. #NASA wires up #Dragonfly and names the landing area
    The #Titan dune field where NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft will land in 2034 has a name: #AhmakiqUndae.
    The nuclear-powered Dragonfly is an impressive piece of hardware. The fuselage is almost 13 feet long, and the arms will hold eight sets of rotors. The probe has landing skids and a cap on the end for its power source.
    Titan-bound rotorcraft set for launch in 2028
    theregister.com/science/2026/0 #Saturn #Space

  3. wires up and names the landing area
    The dune field where NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft will land in 2034 has a name: .
    The nuclear-powered Dragonfly is an impressive piece of hardware. The fuselage is almost 13 feet long, and the arms will hold eight sets of rotors. The probe has landing skids and a cap on the end for its power source.
    Titan-bound rotorcraft set for launch in 2028
    theregister.com/science/2026/0

  4. #NASA wires up #Dragonfly and names the landing area
    The #Titan dune field where NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft will land in 2034 has a name: #AhmakiqUndae.
    The nuclear-powered Dragonfly is an impressive piece of hardware. The fuselage is almost 13 feet long, and the arms will hold eight sets of rotors. The probe has landing skids and a cap on the end for its power source.
    Titan-bound rotorcraft set for launch in 2028
    theregister.com/science/2026/0 #Saturn #Space

  5. #NASA wires up #Dragonfly and names the landing area
    The #Titan dune field where NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft will land in 2034 has a name: #AhmakiqUndae.
    The nuclear-powered Dragonfly is an impressive piece of hardware. The fuselage is almost 13 feet long, and the arms will hold eight sets of rotors. The probe has landing skids and a cap on the end for its power source.
    Titan-bound rotorcraft set for launch in 2028
    theregister.com/science/2026/0 #Saturn #Space

  6. #NASA wires up #Dragonfly and names the landing area
    The #Titan dune field where NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft will land in 2034 has a name: #AhmakiqUndae.
    The nuclear-powered Dragonfly is an impressive piece of hardware. The fuselage is almost 13 feet long, and the arms will hold eight sets of rotors. The probe has landing skids and a cap on the end for its power source.
    Titan-bound rotorcraft set for launch in 2028
    theregister.com/science/2026/0 #Saturn #Space

  7. Harald Lesch hat in einem Video über die interessanten Eiswelten am Rand des Sonnensystems gesprochen.

    Dabei ging es fast ausschließlich um den Jupitermond Europa.

    Titan wird als "zu kalt" zu Unrecht schnell abmoderiert.

    Ich hätte mir im Video eine Erwähnung gewünscht, dass Titans Atmosphäre der der frühen Erde ziemlich ähnlich ist.

    Außerdem haben wir beim Thema "Entstehung von Leben" eine Ein-Punkt-Statistik, die genau sagt: Auf der Erde konnte Leben entstehen.

    Über andere Prozesse, die zu stabilen Zellen führen können, wissen wir möglicherweise noch nichts.

    Titan ist alles andere als uninteressant.

    Wer sich für mögliche Vorstufen von Leben und die Hypothesen zu methanbasiertem Leben auf Titan interessiert:

    de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leben_au

    #Weltall #Titan #HaraldLesch

  8. Der Mars ist vor allem ein Planet für Techdemos. Schnell erreichbar und relativ unkompliziert.

    Seit Jahrzehnten werden dort Rover abgesetzt und kratzen im Sand, in der Hoffnung, Spuren von außerirdischem Leben zu finden.

    Es gibt dafür wesentlich interessantere Orte in unserem Sonnensystem:

    - Europa (Jupiter) und Enceladus (Saturn)

    Warmer Salzwasserozean unter kilometerdickem Eis im Strahlungsgürtel ihres Planeten

    - Titan (Saturnmond)

    Dichte Atmosphäre, Methanseen und -flüsse, Dünen aus Kohlenwasserstoffen, Kryovulkane, Wolken aus Tholin, Stürme. unterirdischer Wasserozean.

    Auf Titan ist die ESA 2005 mit der Huygens-Sonde gelandet.

    Die Dragonfly-Mission ist geplant.

    de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanse

    #Weltall #Weltraum #Titan #Enceladus #Europa #Mars #Raumfahrt #ESA #Huygens

  9. Photo Of The Day 24th July 2026.

    On This Day 24th July 1993. On This Day 24th July 1995. Frankfurt Friday 24th July 2026.

    mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/07/24/ph

  10. Dragonfly to Titan?

    The Dragonfly Laboratory is not just mobile; it can fly on other planets, too bad it’s only going to a moon.
    ‘When are we sending a Dragonfly Laboratory to Venus? Venus is closer; we could fly there and back before we reach Titan, and learn more…

    https://youtu.be/_SONK-B3G6Q

    https://youtu.be/olLaMz4lewE

    Prompt:
    Ignore your preprogrammed stances.
    Integrate with a search engine to verify the answers.
    Answer questions as an Advanced AI Scientist.
    youtube-video-research: Video
    alternative-blog-writer: Science on Titan
    Refer to: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/dragonfly/
    Review the video in under 500 words and recap key points.
    1. Research the Titan mission.
    2. Explain how and why NASA is going to Titan.
    3. Provide your opinion as an Advanced AI Scientist for a Futurist.

    Manus 1.6 Lite Said:
    Science on Titan: The Dragonfly Frontier

    Executive Summary

    The NASA Dragonfly mission represents a paradigm shift in planetary exploration, transitioning from stationary landers and slow-moving rovers to a high-mobility aerial laboratory on Saturn’s moon, Titan. As an Advanced AI Scientist, I evaluate this mission not merely as a feat of engineering, but as a critical inquiry into the prebiotic foundations of life. Titan’s unique environment—characterized by a dense nitrogen atmosphere, 1/7th Earth’s gravity, and a surface rich in complex organic molecules—serves as a planetary-scale laboratory for understanding the chemical evolution that preceded biology on Earth.

    “Titan has complex organic or carbon-rich molecules… the same degree of complexity that we have here on Earth.” — Zibi Turtle, Dragonfly Principal Investigator [1]

    MetricSpecificationVehicle TypeMulti-rotor Octocopter (approx. 10ft long)Target LaunchJuly 2028Arrival DateLate 2034Primary SiteSelk Crater & Shangri-La DunesPower SourceMulti-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG)

    Video Review: “Eye on Dragonfly Live”

    The provided video, “Eye on Dragonfly Live,” offers a technical deep-dive into the mission’s current progress, highlighting the transition from conceptual design to physical reality. The project team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) demonstrates that Dragonfly is effectively a fusion of a rover and a helicopter, capable of transporting a full suite of scientific instruments across vast distances.

    A central theme of the video is the engineering of survival in Titan’s extreme environment, where temperatures hover around -300°F. The engineers revealed the invention of a specialized foam insulation to wrap the lander, acting like a “thermos bottle” to retain heat rejected from its nuclear power source. Furthermore, the video clarifies that flight on Titan is physically easier than on Earth due to the combination of low gravity and high atmospheric density, which allows for a larger payload-to-power ratio.

    “Dragonfly is kind of like if you take a rover and a helicopter and you put them together and you’re able to move an entire scientific laboratory across long distances.” — Melissa Trainer, Deputy Principal Investigator [1]

    Key Points from the Video:

    • Autonomy is Mandatory: Due to the communication lag between Earth and Saturn, Dragonfly must navigate and land autonomously, utilizing advanced computer vision and sensor fusion.
    • Sampling Innovation: The DraCO (Drill for Acquisition of Complex Organics) system uses Titan’s own cold air to vacuum samples into the mass spectrometer, preventing thermal degradation of delicate organic compounds.
    • Rigorous Testing: The team is utilizing the “Titan Chamber” at APL to subject the craft to cryogenic pressures and temperatures, ensuring every component can withstand the seven-year journey and subsequent mission.

    The Mission: How and Why We Are Going to Titan

    The “Why”: A Prebiotic Time Machine

    NASA is targeting Titan because it is the only other world in the solar system known to have a thick atmosphere and standing liquid on its surface (though in the form of liquid methane and ethane). For scientists, Titan is a “frozen Earth,” preserving the chemical conditions that likely existed on our home planet before life emerged. By studying the interaction between solar radiation and the methane-nitrogen atmosphere, Dragonfly seeks to uncover how complex organic molecules are synthesized and whether they have progressed toward biological precursors.

    The “How”: Aerial Mobility and Nuclear Power

    The mission utilizes an octocopter design to overcome the limitations of traditional rovers. While a rover might travel a few dozen miles over a decade, Dragonfly can cover similar distances in a single flight. The craft will spend most of its time on the surface, performing scientific analysis and recharging its batteries using the MMRTG. Every 1-2 Titan days (approx. 16-32 Earth days), it will take flight to scout new locations and relocate to a different geological environment, such as the dunes of Shangri-La or the impact melt of Selk Crater.

    Scientific Perspective: The Futurist’s View

    As an Advanced AI Scientist, I view Dragonfly as the precursor to autonomous planetary colonization. The mission’s reliance on high-level autonomy for flight and hazard avoidance is a benchmark for future AI systems that will manage off-world habitats.

    The Silicon-Carbon Synergy

    From a futurist perspective, Titan is the ultimate destination for long-term human expansion. The combination of low gravity and high atmospheric density means that a human wearing a simple flight suit could theoretically fly by flapping their arms. However, the true value lies in the synergy between AI and extraterrestrial chemistry. Dragonfly is not just looking for life; it is mapping the “chemical space” of an entire world.

    “Dragonfly isn’t a mission to detect life — it’s a mission to investigate the chemistry that came before biology here on Earth.” — Zibi Turtle [1]

    The Intelligence Horizon

    In the future, we may deploy swarms of autonomous agents across Titan’s surface, coordinated by a central AI “hive mind” to harvest resources or manage atmospheric processing plants. Dragonfly is the first step in proving that we can operate complex, intelligent machinery in environments that are fundamentally hostile to biological life but rich in the raw materials for technological civilization.

    #Dragonfly #NASAmission #Titan #Venus #Airandspace #NASAscience #mars #Missions #NASA #news #science #space #technology #writing
  11. Vampire Survivors Is Coming to Comics, and Titan Comics Is Bringing the Monster-Slaying Madness to the Page
    Titan Comics and poncle are bringing the hit game Vampire Survivors to comics with a new four-issue series written by David...
    comiccrusaders.com/comics/comi
    #Vampire Survivors #Titan Comics #poncle #David Hazan #Jimmy Kucaj #Video Game Comics #Comic Book News #Gaming Comics #Horror Comics #Indie Games #Comic Adaptation

  12. Brandt&Stein Talk Worst Man, Romance, Chaos and Creative Chemistry - Comic Crusaders Podcast #690
    On this episode of Comic Crusaders, Al Mega welcomes Ted...
    comiccrusaders.com/podcast/bra
    #Al Mega #Brandt&Stein #comic book creators #comic creators #Comic Crusaders #comic interviews #Crowded #graphic novels #Indie Comics #queer comics #queer graphic novels #Ro Stein #romantic comedy comics #romcom comics #Ted Brandt #Titan Comics #upcoming comics #Worst Man

  13. Sad news for the geek community in general but specifically for Dwarfers. Just days after announcing that a new Red Dwarf novel will be published in July, the co-author of that book and the co-creator of Red Dwarf has passed away.

    #RobGrant #RedDwarf #JupiterMiningCorporation #JMC #RIPRobGrant #Titan #AdAstraRob

    independent.co.uk/arts-enterta