NASA Dragonfly explores Titan for signs of life

NASA's Dragonfly spacecraft, a $3.3-billion nuclear-powered drone, is nearing completion at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory, with a scheduled launch in July 2028 to Saturn’s moon Titan. Designed to explore Titan’s thick methane atmosphere and surface, the mission aims to investigate the moon’s geology, search for signs of past earthquakes or volcanoes, and assess its potential habitability, despite the extreme cold and thick ice crust. The mission faces funding uncertainties but remains the last major planetary exploration project planned by NASA, with a surface descent expected in 2034.

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