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earthlingIS THERE LIFE ON TITAN??Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a mysterious place. Its thick atmosphere is rich in organic compounds. Some of them would be signs of life if they were on our planet.Titan's atmosphere is mostly nitrogen but there are also methane and many other organic compounds.Organic compounds form when sunlight destroys methane. If sunlight is continuously destroying methane, how is methane getting into the atmosphere? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astrophotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/methane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#methane</a>

heise onlineDer über 300 Seiten starke Untersuchungsbericht der US-Küstenwache lässt kein gutes Haar an Oceangate. 🔍 Die Implosion des Tauchboots Titan auf dem Weg zum Titanic-Wrack wäre vermeidbar gewesen, wenn grundlegende Sicherheitsstandards eingehalten worden wären.Zum Artikel: <a href="https://heise.de/-10510777?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://heise.de/-10510777?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon</a><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Oceangate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oceangate</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Titanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titanic</a>

Herbert BlankesteijnWeet je nog, die onderzeeër <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> die verongelukte in de diepzee bij de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Titanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titanic</a>? De gezagvoerder/directeur was niet zo geïnteresseerd in veiligheid, zegt het onderzoek dat naar de kwestie is gedaan. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/titan-sub-implosion-caused-by-absolutely-bonkers-toxic-workplace-environment/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/titan-sub-implosion-caused-by-absolutely-bonkers-toxic-workplace-environment/</a>

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:The final report on the <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> Submersible has been published at <a href="https://media.defense.gov/2025/Aug/05/2003773004/-1/-1/0/SUBMERSIBLE%20TITAN%20MBI%20REPORT%20(04AUG2025).PDF" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://media.defense.gov/2025/Aug/05/2003773004/-1/-1/0/SUBMERSIBLE%20TITAN%20MBI%20REPORT%20(04AUG2025).PDF</a> I will read it in due time.

Cosmic LogInvestigators say Titan sub tragedy was ‘preventable’ In a report issued today, the U.S. Coast Guard panel investigating the loss of OceanGate’s Titan submersible and its occupants in 2023 blamed the disaster on a series of safety lapses — and issued recommendations that were aimed at heading off future tragedies. <a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/08/05/investigators-say-titan-sub-tragedy-was-preventable/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cosmiclog.com/2025/08/05/investigators-say-titan-sub-tragedy-was-preventable/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GeekWire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CoastGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoastGuard</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OceanGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceanGate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Submarines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Submarines</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Submersibles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Submersibles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Titanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titanic</a>

Alan BoyleIn a report that runs more than 300 pages long, a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoastGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoastGuard</a> investigative board details years' worth of safety lapses that led up to the catastrophic loss of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OceanGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceanGate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> submersible and the five people who were riding it to the wreck of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Titanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titanic</a> in 2023. <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2025/titan-sub-oceangate-coast-guard-report/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.geekwire.com/2025/titan-sub-oceangate-coast-guard-report/</a>

tagesschau"Titan"-Unglück wäre laut Untersuchungsbericht vermeidbar gewesenVor zwei Jahren implodierte das Tauchboot "Titan" unweit des Wracks der "Titanic". Ein Untersuchungsbericht der US-Küstenwache sieht nun schwere Fehler bei der Betreiberfirma OceanGate. Weder Design noch Testverfahren seien angemessen gewesen.➡️ <a href="https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/tauchboot-titan-implosion-bericht-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/tauchboot-titan-implosion-bericht-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de</a><a href="https://ard.social/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> <a href="https://ard.social/tags/Tauchboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tauchboot</a>

Nicole SharpForming Vesicles on TitanScientists are still debating exactly what shifts nature from chemical and physical reactions to living cells. But <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesicle_(biology_and_chemistry)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">vesicles</a> — small membrane-bound pockets of fluid carrying critical molecules — are a commonly cited ingredient. Vesicles help cluster important organic molecules together, increasing their chances of combining in the ways needed for life. Now <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550425100037" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">scientists are suggesting</a> that Titan, Saturn’s moon, could form vesicles of its own.On Earth, molecules known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphiphile" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">amphiphiles</a> feature a hydrophilic (water-loving) end and a hydrophobic (water-fearing) one. When dispersed in water, amphiphiles crowd at the surface, placing their hydrophilic end in the water and their hydrophobic end outward toward the air. On Titan, the Cassini mission revealed organic nitrile molecules that behave similarly with methane rather than water.Their two-sided structure means that these molecules — like Earth’s amphiphiles — will gather at the surface of Titan’s liquids. When methane rain falls on the Titan’s seas, the impact creates aerosol droplets that slowly settle back to the liquid surface. When that happens, the droplet’s molecular monolayer and the lake’s monolayer meet, enclosing the droplet’s contents in a double-layer of molecules that prevent contact between the droplet and the lake. Within that newly-formed vesicle, all kinds of molecules can bump shoulders, creating new opportunities for complex chemistry. (Image credit: Titan – ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona, illustration – <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550425100037" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">C. Mayer and C. Nixon</a>; research credit: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550425100037" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">C. Mayer and C. Nixon</a>; via <a href="https://gizmodo.com/titans-methane-lakes-could-form-bubble-like-structures-essential-to-life-scientists-say-2000630865?__readwiseLocation=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Gizmodo</a>)<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/biology/" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/chemistry/" target="_blank">#chemistry</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/fluid-dynamics/" target="_blank">#fluidDynamics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/physics/" target="_blank">#physics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/science/" target="_blank">#science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/splashes/" target="_blank">#splashes</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/titan/" target="_blank">#Titan</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/vesicle/" target="_blank">#vesicle</a>

Flipboard News DeskTitan submersible owner OceanGate used "intimidation tactics" to avoid scrutiny before implosion, U.S. Coast Guard says.<a href="https://flipboard.com/@CBSNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@CBSNews</a> reports on the probe into the fatal expedition to see the wreckage of the Titanic.<a href="https://flip.it/UwxaIs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/UwxaIs</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OceanGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceanGate</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Titanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titanic</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/CoastGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoastGuard</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a>

StellarSnap📸 Titan Shadow TransitEvery 15 years, Saturn’s rings appear edge-on from Earth. The view may be narrow, but it reveals rare transits of Saturn’s moons and their shadows.In this image from July 18, Titan crosses Saturn’s face, casting a dark round shadow on its cloud tops.📷 Volodymyr Andrienko<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Saturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Saturn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShadowTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShadowTransit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astrophotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StellarSnap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StellarSnap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NightSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NightSky</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlanetaryAlignment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlanetaryAlignment</a>

Khurram Wadee ✅<a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Shadow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shadow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Picture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Picture</a> of the Day<a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250724.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250724.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/APOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#APOD</a>

Zeitgeisty AphorismsA bit of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BepiColombo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BepiColombo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asteroids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asteroids</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lunar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lunar</a> leads away from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rosetta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rosetta</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Giotto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Giotto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lander</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hipparcos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hipparcos</a> but a lot brings it closer.

Daniel FischerA proposed mechanism for the formation of protocell-like structures on Titan: <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/proposed-mechanism-for-the-formation-of-protocelllike-structures-on-titan/F4093F34F6FD80380CEE909C37B2CECE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/proposed-mechanism-for-the-formation-of-protocelllike-structures-on-titan/F4093F34F6FD80380CEE909C37B2CECE</a> -> A new study describes a process by which cell-like structures—known as vesicles—can form on <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a>; such structures are considered the first step in the emergence of life: <a href="https://www.uni-due.de/2025-07-19-emergence-of-life-on-saturns-moon-titan" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.uni-due.de/2025-07-19-emergence-of-life-on-saturns-moon-titan</a>

TioImplosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster - <a href="https://www.videoneat.com/documentaries/26480/implosion-the-titanic-sub-disaster/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">videoneat.com/documentaries/26…</a>This is the perfect example of why in this trade-based society things get fucked. Because people are focused on trading, making a profit. And these idiots did just that. Cut corners, then cut their lives short and of those who paid for their scam.Tragic. But a very important example of how <a href="https://social.trom.tf/search?tag=TradeRuinsEverything" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TradeRuinsEverything</a><a href="https://social.trom.tf/search?tag=documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documentary</a> <a href="https://social.trom.tf/search?tag=bbc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bbc</a> <a href="https://social.trom.tf/search?tag=titanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#titanic</a> <a href="https://social.trom.tf/search?tag=titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#titan</a>

WinFuture.deDas <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iPhone17Air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iPhone17Air</a> wird wohl das einzige Modell der Serie, dass einen Rahmen aus <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> erhält. Damit wäre das ultradünne <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Smartphone</a> sogar mehr 'Premium' als die Pro-Varianten, die auf Aluminium setzen. <a href="https://winfuture.de/news,152278.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://winfuture.de/news,152278.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia</a>

Daniel PomarèdeNASA Research Shows Path Toward Protocells on TitanCell-like compartments called vesicles could form naturally in the lakes of Saturn’s moon, based on our current knowledge of the moon’s atmosphere and chemistry.➡️ <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/astrobiology/path-toward-protocells-on-titan/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/astrobiology/path-toward-protocells-on-titan/</a> ➡️ <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550425100037" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550425100037</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Saturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Saturn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astrobiology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dragonfly</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Life</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cells</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protocells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protocells</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chemistry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astrodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vesicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vesicles</a>

NASANASA Research Shows Path Toward Protocells on Titan <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/astrobiology/path-toward-protocells-on-titan/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/astrobiology/path-toward-protocells-on-titan/</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Astrobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astrobiology</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Planets</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Saturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Saturn</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/SaturnMoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaturnMoons</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/TheSolarSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheSolarSystem</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a>

Bytes EuropeTitan Could Have An Alien Biosphere – But It Might Be Dog-Sized <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1171172/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/1171172/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Affholder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Affholder</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AntoninAffholder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AntoninAffholder</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OrganicMolecules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OrganicMolecules</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a>

alanxoc310th largest object in our solar system.It's been a while. My previous entries were 32x37 pixels. But I'm now switching to the more standard 32x32 pixels. Still only 4 colors.<a href="https://mastodon.art/@pixel_dailies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pixel_dailies</a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/pixel_dailies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pixel_dailies</a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/pixelart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pixelart</a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/aseprite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aseprite</a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#titan</a>

Daniel FischerThe Detection-vs-Retrieval Challenge - <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Titan</a> as an Exoplanet: <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12144" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12144</a> -> Titan is the Perfect Benchmark for Studying Exoplanet Atmospheres: <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/titan-is-the-perfect-benchmark-for-studying-exoplanet-atmospheres" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/titan-is-the-perfect-benchmark-for-studying-exoplanet-atmospheres</a>

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