I was watching a couple of Twitch streams earlier and came across the stream of a chap called "fridzouille" who's out doing some exploring. He's using a tool to provide planet and exploration data. I've been through the E:D Codex site and I've done other searches but I can't find what he's...
Commodore Helena Stone and Victoria Wolf VI., First Merchantress of Wolf 406 Transport & Co. have initiated "Operation Augeas". This is an attack on the local dictatorships to bring them down. See here for the Galnet news article: https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/55b0a69...
I've wondered about the effectiveness of chaff as well. When I was using it I seemed to get hit from distance much more often than I was able to hit anyone else. Could be worth a ticket.
If I drop into a RES or NAV whilst working as part of a community goal, I'm another that will switch to Solo if other commanders are already operating there. It helps me maximise my earnings and means I'm not kill stealing from others.