Keukasmallies Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Are we sure this isn't just a set built in a garage in Encino? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Are we sure this isn't just a set built in a garage in Encino? It would probably be in Munich or possibly Berlin, but I'm fairly certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 And someone put that together without remarking that the comet bears a passing resemblance to a Firefly-class ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 And someone put that together without remarking that the comet bears a passing resemblance to a Firefly-class ship? Stupid Euros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Just before landing: More images: http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/11/12/here-comes-the-lander/ NASA's twitter feed is busy fielding congratulations for the landing... http://i.imgur.com/TGrehiL.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaattMaann Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Just before landing: More images: http://blogs.esa.int...mes-the-lander/ NASA's twitter feed is busy fielding congratulations for the landing... http://i.imgur.com/TGrehiL.jpg looks like a tiny little thing, why are we worried about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 A collection of images taken before the probe was launched: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 It will hit earth the year Buffalo makes the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Initial descent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 It will hit earth the year Buffalo makes the playoffs So we can leave it for our decendents to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 It will hit earth the year Buffalo makes the playoffs Hopefully it'll head straight for Scott Chandler, and he'll bat it away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 More images: http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/11/12/philae-sends-photo-back-to-earth-showing-comets-surface-in-stunning-detail/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Path of the probe to the comet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/11/13/philae-sends-earth-the-first-ever-photo-taken-on-the-surface-of-a-comet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Path of the probe to the comet: There's a game available - more simulation than game, really, as there's no "winning" - called Kerbal Space Program. Neat little concept that puts you in charge of the space program for a race of green little blockheads called Kerbals, where you can design and build your own rockets, plan missions, and generally kill lots of Kerbals in a variety of different and entertaining ways. But it gives you a whole solar system of planets and moons (no asteroids or comets yet) to explore, and is an amazing tool for learning about orbital mechanics, as it has a very robust orbital physics model. Robust enough to plan and execute a gravity assist orbit. Which I've tried...and it is insanely difficult. In a simulation. Which gives me a new appreciation for that graphic. Download the game and try it, and you'll gain all sorts of insight into how utterly bug!@#$ insane it is that we, as a species, can launch a Volkswagon into space, and hit a 4000-meter object ten years later dead-on after four gravity-assist passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/european-probe-plants-thermometer-comet-090840001.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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