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Air Force veteran, part-time gamer, emotional support human.
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Exploration is about encountering and experiencing things you haven't seen before and furthering human knowledge. It is fundamentally a human endeavor.

So, the idea of a scanner that automatically does 95% of the work of system exploration?

Absolutely not.
November 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Construction of Canonn Exobiology - Trifid Nebula Division is complete! Come visit this surface port in Trifid Sector NI-S b4-20 to sample numerous exobiological samples, including stratum tectonicas, and turn in your data at the port's Vista Genomics facilities.

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Exobiologist Frida Reiter manages the front desk of a Vista Genomics facility in Canonn Exobiology - Trifid Nebula Division. The surface port is located in the heart of the Trifid Nebula. A Pilots Federation Commander stands in front of a sign that reads, "Welcome to: Canonn Exobiology - Trifid Nebula Division." Services available at the surface port include Pioneer Supplies, an Inter Astra shipyard, a pilots' bar, and a Vista Genomics research facility.
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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OK, but there was that one time when panic was very much warranted.
A Thargon swarm approaches the Voyager 1 spacecraft during Cocijo's invasion of Sol in December 3310.
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Hey, #EliteDangerous folks.

Join me tomorrow, starting around noon EST (1900 UTC), for a Veterans Day fundrasier. I'm hoping to raise money for SPARTA Pride, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group that offers aid and resources for transgender service members and veterans.

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A Gutamaya Corsair (bottom right) approaches the wreckage of a destroyed Thargoid titan in the Hyades Sector FB-N b7-6 system. A green ichor hangs over the fragments of the dead Titan. The thin blue crescent of an ammonia world's atmosphere is visible in the background at top left.
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Reposting with alt text.
A post from Elite Dangerous on X.com reads: "Greetings Commanders, "We've been listening to all your feedback since we revealed the new Dodec station type and understand that many of you weren't happy with the idea of the station being only available via the Game Store permanently. "A lot of thought goes into the decisions we make and our intention at all times is to make the game better for everyone, however this time we don't think we got it right! "Therefore, we have taken this feedback on board, and we will now be releasing the Dodec initially via ARX Early Access for a period of time similar to what you would expect from a ship release. After that period, the Dodec will be constructable via in-game means without the need for any ARX purchase. o7" An image of a red-tinged Dodecahedron starport appears beneath the announcement.
November 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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This reminds me of the World's Tallest Filing Cabinet.
The world's tallest filing cabinet, in Burlington, Vt., stands about 50 feet tall.
November 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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When @ellenjameson.bsky.social told me she wanted to build a colony out in the Vela Dark Region, how could I *not* offer to help?

We're gonna be neighbors!

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Two Panther Clippers sit docked, one behind another, on the fleet carrier Steel Seraph. One of the Panther Clipipers has an emerald paint job, while the other has a white and green paint job.
October 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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The answer's no, by the way, and I will not be taking questions at this time.
October 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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I'll share an #EliteDangerous screenshot for anyone who donated to a local food charity. Thanksgiving in the United States can be hard enough for families as it is.
October 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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A story in three parts, in Tascheter Sector IX-K a8-3:

- Panel 1: A station with an unfortunate name.
- Panel 2: A nearby fleet carrier.
- Panel 3: My newly renamed Cobra Mk. V.

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A station in the Tascheter Sector IX-K a8-3 system has the unfortunate name, "LGBTQ+ Not Welcome Here." The station's name has since been altered by Frontier Developments, but the cosmetic name remains in place. A fleet carrier named "The Queers Are Here" maintains a stationkeeping orbit in the Tascheter Sector IX-K a8-3, near the unfortunately named "LGBTQ+ Not Welcome Here" station. A Cobra Mk. V with a flat black paint job named "Don't Be Suspicious" sits on a landing pad in the unfortunately named "LGBTQ+ Not Welcome Here" station in Tascheter Sector IX-K a8-3. The ship's pilot is non-binary.
October 25, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Good Saturday morning! Let's do a stream!

It's a beautiful galaxy, and I am a horrible birb.

twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0

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A Mandalay exploration vessel approaches a Nautilus-class fleet carrier, which is silhouetted by an F-class yellow star.
October 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Two streams in two days? Yes, because I have tomorrow off. :D

Today: Just Guardian Things™

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A Krait Phantom takes off from an ancient Guardian ruin in the Synuefe SP-F b44-0 system, silhouetted by the system's main star. A data terminal floats above a console on the left side of the image; a Scorpion surface reconnaissance vehicle is parked near the lower right. Also visible are a Guardian data obelisk and one of the six pylons used to activate the ancient terminal.
October 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I'm teaming up with @lhilakalkari.bsky.social today in #EliteDangerous to hunt Thargoids in the California Nebula. Check us out on Twitch!

Lhila Kalkari: twitch.tv/LhilaKalkari
PhoenixBlue0: twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0
A Hydra-class Thargoid interceptor collects an escape pod from a wreckage site in the Celaeno system.
October 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Pilots Federation commanders await a hyperspace jump aboard the fleet carrier CRV Dauntless after conducting combat operations for @velocitycatte.space's Whitetip Operations in Col 285 Sector PX-K 8-19.

Featuring @lhilakalkari.bsky.social in the Cobra Mk. V "Ghost of a Chance."

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A Cobra Mk. V named "Ghost of a Chance" (foreground) and a Type-8 Transporter named "Orange Cat Cab" (background) await transportation aboard a fleet carrier in the Col 285 Sector PX-K c8-19 system.
October 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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WhiteTip Operations, led by @velocitycatte.space, has won the second day of its defensive war to maintain control of Catgirl Cafe and Col 285 Sector PX-K c8-19.

Numerous WTO fleet carriers have deployed to the system for its defense, which is projected to last two more days.

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A Python Mk. II sits docked at a landing pad in Catgirl Cafe, in the Col 285 Sector PX-K c8-19 system. The station interior is gray with red highlights and blue illumination along its support struts.
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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An image drawn by Kerburaxx on Twitter shows a catgirl dressed in a Helldiver uniform.
October 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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2/ For those not on X, CMDR Picard writes: "It is truly remarkable how much this journey has impacted my world and hopefully some of yours as well. ... Thank you all so much for your continued support of our journey through the cosmos; we could not have made it this far without you!"
A map of the Milky Way shows a red path outlining Commander Picard's 3,200-day journey of exploration. The journey, which began at Mars High in Sol, has touched nearly every sector of the galaxy.
October 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Building a Better Galaxy: A three-part photo essay.

System: Col 285 Sector PX-K c8-19

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A Panther Clipper Mk. II docks at a surface port on Kamchadals A 5 to pick up agricultural supplies for orbital constrction projects. An orbital construction facility holds supplies for the construction of a research installation in Col 285 Sector PX-K c8-19, above the rings of Planet 2. The parent gas giant is visible in the background, about 2.1 million km away. A newly constructed research installation orbits in the C Ring of Col 285 Sector PX-K c8-19, Planet 2. The C Ring orbits the planet at an astonishing 2 million km.
October 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Let's test the upstream bandwidth, shall we?

Now streaming: Building a better (and slightly gayer) galaxy in #EliteDangerous

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A ground port on Col 285 Sector PX-K c8-19, planet 2d, offers a spectacular view of its parent planet's expansive ring system.
October 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Planet 4 in Pencil Sector GW-W c1-47 has both an atmosphere and Horizons-era exobiology, including Bark Mounds and Brain Trees!

Oh, and Stratum Tectonicas, if you're into that sort of thing.

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A Scarab surface reconnaissance vehicle drives away from glistening Cobra Mk. V toward a field of Brain Trees and Stratum Tectonicas on Planet 4 in the Pencil Sector GW-W c1-47 system. The sky overhead is a dusky yellow. A Bark Mound grows on the surface of Pencil Sector GW-W c1-47, planet 4, as the sun rises over a nearby mountain range. The Pencil Nebula is visible above the mountains.
October 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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34/?

A gas giant in the PSR J1300+1240 system hangs 1,900 light-years above the galactic plane. The Lich pulsar was the site for some of the first discovered exoplanets, which were named Draugr, Poltergeist and Phobetor.

Galactic Mapping Project entry: www.edsm.net/en/system/id...

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A gas giant hangs in the sky nearly 2,000 above the galactic plane in the PSR 1300+1240 system. The giant's ring stretches across the lower half of the screen, with the bulk of the Milky Way visible across the top. A Mandalay is visible in the bottom right corner.
September 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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At first, I wrote that its atmosphere was primarily carbon, but we determined that was probably incorrect. So I wrote that it has a carbon-based core, but we couldn't be sure about that either.

Thankfully, Elite gives us something to go on: S-type stars have zirconium monoxide absorption lines.
A coronal ejection erupts from the surface of HD 49368, an S-type star 117 times as large as Sol. The star fills most of the horizon above planet 2, a ringed rocky world. The world's ring is visible arcing above the planet's surface from middle bottom to center left. A Mandalay is visible at lower right.
September 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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33/?

Two-for-one here - because first, I love planets with thin water atmospheres. The deep blue tint is breathtaking. And second, I want to show off the plants that grow on this world, which reflect blue light but also refract a bit of pink.

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A planet with a water atmosphere in the Drojaea GV-B c2-4 system is wrapped in a blue halo. The planet's parent star is visible at the top left. Fungoida grow on a planet in the Drojaea GV-B c2-4 system, sheltered by a thin water atmosphere. The fungoida that are directly lit appear blue, though those that are backlit appear pink.
September 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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"Braben, take the wheel!"

Taken in 3306, likely at Dav's Hope.

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A Scarab surface reconnaissance vehicle goes airborne, attempting to land on a black Krait Mk. II named "Dauntless." An Asp Explorer, painted black and gold, is visible in the background.
September 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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32/?

I wonder if this is how the Guardians tended to acres of brain trees? Y'know, before their AI wiped them all out.

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A Guardian XG-7 Lance ship-launched fighter inspects brain trees on the surface of a world in the Synuefe EN-H d11-96 system.
September 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM