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Titan submersible disaster was preventable, Coast Guard says

Titan submersible disaster was preventable, Coast Guard says

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Coast Guard’s report on the Titan submersible disaster that killed five on the way to the Titanic said Tuesday the implosion was “preventable.” The disappearance of the Titan off Canada in 2023 led to a search that grabbed worldwide attention, and the Coast Guard convened its highest level of investigation in the aftermath. The Titan …

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Wait, What? Titan Quest II Is A Thing, And Is Out In Early Access?

Wait, What? Titan Quest II Is A Thing, And Is Out In Early Access?

2006 action-RPG Titan Quest has never really gone away, through a combination of DLC, re-releases, a mobile version from DotEmu, belated console ports, and expansions released as recently as 2021. It remains incredibly playable today, a game I personally return to every few years, a friendly, approachable Diablo-like. It turns out, however, that there’s now a sequel?! Announced a year …

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Living cells could form in lakes on Saturn’s moon Titan, study says

Living cells could form in lakes on Saturn’s moon Titan, study says

In the search for life beyond Earth, few places are as intriguing as Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. It’s the only spot in the solar system where there are lakes and seas on the surface – only they’re not made of water. Titan’s lakes overflow with liquid methane and ethane, producing a cold, bizarre, and mysterious world. Scientists have been exploring …

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The precursors of life could form in the lakes of Saturn’s moon Titan

The precursors of life could form in the lakes of Saturn’s moon Titan

NASA scientists have found that cell-like compartments called vesicles, needed to form the precursors of living cells, could form in the lakes of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. These lakes and Titan‘s seas are filled with liquid hydrocarbons like ethane and methane rather than water. And though we know water is a key ingredient of life on Earth, astrobiologists have theorized …

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