NASA drone searches for life clues on Saturn's moon Titan.

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NASA drone searches for life clues on Saturn's moon Titan.
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NASA's Dragonfly drone is set to launch in 2027 and head for Saturn's largest moon, Titan, to explore its geological diversity and analyze samples extracted from its surface. Dragonfly will be equipped with a full suite of scientific instruments, including the Drill for Acquisition of Complex Organics and the Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer, to determine Titan's habitability and search for chemical markers indicative of life or pre-life. The mission is part of NASA's New Frontiers program and could provide clues to the origins of life on Earth.

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