bornagainathiest Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Here's two great graphics that help explain what the European Space Agency plan to do. Enjoy! BAA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bornagainathiest Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Oh... and here's some helpful links that should give access to live coverage of Philae's landing on Comet 67P. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4367 Thanks, BAA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydisplayname Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Thanks for reminding me. I have had the actual landing spot photo as my desktop wallpaper for a while now. By tomorrow night I hope to have the first image of a comets surface as my wallpaper. As I'm just two hours ahead of gmt the fun for me starts at 7 am and the landing at 2 pm. You guys are going to be missing some sleep if you intend on watching the whole thing. You don't perhaps know what the gravity is like? Should a person standing on the surface be able to reach escape velocity by jumping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenstar Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Lander successfully deployed! ETA 11am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydisplayname Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 It seems like the landing was successful, but the harpoons meant to secure the lander never fired. It looks like it bounced up at least once but eventually settled upright. The lander can't communicate directly with us and sends communication via the spacecraft that delivered it. This spacecraft is in a part of it's orbit that is currently too far away from the lander. We'll know more later today (Thursday). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 space.com has tons of current info. and PBS is trying to stay ahead of the trends with videos. It's quite the interesting rock that comet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 A quick video overview of what the lander did after it got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornagainathiest Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 The 'song' of the comet! http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4374 Thanks, BAA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duderonomy Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 So many years of planning, 10 years of travel, and now there is a probe siting on a comet 300 million miles away that just needs to move one kilometer (or maybe less) so it can get enough solar energy to work. Arrggghhhhh!! I just saw that the little guy still drilled though, and I'm pulling for it. It only weighs 220 pounds they say. That's only a tiny bit heavier than me, and such a long way from home. I hope it can do as well as our Mars rovers and surprise us with a longer life span than anyone expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Has anyone heard of the solar panels gathered any more power? I heard the probe drilled. It's a waiting game now for results. I'm excited to hear the results of the drill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydisplayname Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Has anyone heard of the solar panels gathered any more power? I heard the probe drilled. It's a waiting game now for results. I'm excited to hear the results of the drill. Last I heard it's hibernating. Hopefully in 2015 somewhere it will receive enough sunlight to switch on again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 The New York Times posted a blurb that before it fell to sleep it found organic molecules in the comet. Building blocks of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Wait, what?!?!? Am I reading this correctly? It isn't facing the Sun; so it is no longer powered? You gotta be kidding me! I just realized what was being typed here... Aaaaaaargh!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydisplayname Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Wait, what?!?!? Am I reading this correctly? It isn't facing the Sun; so it is no longer powered? You gotta be kidding me! I just realized what was being typed here... Aaaaaaargh!!!!! yep. That happened. The good news is that It should get enough sun to come out of hibernation somewhere next year when it's closer to the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 That's kinda almost funny... Any real info on the organic material? I can't seem to find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydisplayname Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 That's kinda almost funny... Any real info on the organic material? I can't seem to find anything. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30097648 "It has not been disclosed which molecules have been found, or how complex they are." They're very careful with their facts. Imagine saying something only to have to retract it later and all the conspiracy theories coming from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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