Hooked on Huskers Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 The first bad news ....... a thruster system on Philae meant to keep it from rebounding from the comet's surface is apparently not working. The thruster atop Philae was designed to fire when the ship touched down, to prevent it from recoiling back into space. 15 minutes to go ..... success or fail ? approximately washing machine size The comet's terrain also poses challenges. It is pocked with deep depressions and dotted with building-sized boulders, and it boasts slopes so steep that they make the toughest ski resort look tame. A lander that toppled onto its side would be worthless. So would a lander that bounced off the comet's surface. UPDATE (10:25 CST): Success !! The European Space Agency confirms the Philae lander is on the surface of the comet and is sending back data to its mother ship Rosetta. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/cosmic-1st-european-spacecraft-lands-on-comet/ar-AA7HXAy Quote Link to comment
Hooked on Huskers Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 ESA still light years behind. Our design ...... Quote Link to comment
GM_Tood Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 The first bad news ....... a thruster system on Philae meant to keep it from rebounding from the comet's surface is apparently not working. The thruster atop Philae was designed to fire when the ship touched down, to prevent it from recoiling back into space. 15 minutes to go ..... success or fail ? approximately washing machine size The comet's terrain also poses challenges. It is pocked with deep depressions and dotted with building-sized boulders, and it boasts slopes so steep that they make the toughest ski resort look tame. A lander that toppled onto its side would be worthless. So would a lander that bounced off the comet's surface. UPDATE (10:25 CST): Success !! The European Space Agency confirms the Philae lander is on the surface of the comet and is sending back data to its mother ship Rosetta. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/cosmic-1st-european-spacecraft-lands-on-comet/ar-AA7HXAy Pretty impressive stuff. Quote Link to comment
tschu Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Oh man. The internet is amazing http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/13/philae-comet-lander-alien-cover-up-conspiracy-theories-emerge Quote Link to comment
GM_Tood Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Sleepy space probe New Horizons awakens for close-up with Pluto Three billion miles away from Earth, in an unchartered slice of our solar system, a small space probe is shaking off its deep sleep and getting ready to become the first spacecraft to visit Pluto and its moons. Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Sleepy space probe New Horizons awakens for close-up with Pluto Three billion miles away from Earth, in an unchartered slice of our solar system, a small space probe is shaking off its deep sleep and getting ready to become the first spacecraft to visit Pluto and its moons. dis gun b gud Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Last night my wife read on the computer about the Geminid meteor shower. She asked me to go outside for her to see if I could see them before she went outside (she does have mobility issues) I said, "Its misting when I took the dog for a walk" (I just got back shortly before this) "So you don't want to go look?" "I said its misting" "Fine! I'll go do it myself" Comes back in "You could have told me its cloudy!" Quote Link to comment
Hooked on Huskers Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Oh man. The internet is amazing http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/13/philae-comet-lander-alien-cover-up-conspiracy-theories-emerge untouched photo Quote Link to comment
MLB 51 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 It sounds incredible but the Pillars of Creation don't exist anymore Quote Link to comment
Abdullah the Butcher Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 http://m.newser.com/story/201410/two-planets-may-lurk-beyond-pluto.html “We consider that the most probable explanation is that other unknown planets exist beyond Neptune and Pluto,” says an astronomer from Complutense University of Madrid. It's just a theory at this point, and EarthSky points out two issues: "First, their proposal goes against the predictions of current models on the formation of the solar system, which state that there are no other planets moving in circular orbits beyond Neptune." (The astronomers suggest other research is disproving this anyway.) And second, the study sample of just 13 objects is small. More research on ETNOs is coming soon, however. “If it is confirmed, our results may be truly revolutionary for astronomy,” says the Madrid astronomer. Quote Link to comment
Abdullah the Butcher Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqpzqXOukuM Quote Link to comment
ColoNoCoHusker Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 A mysterious haze high above Mars has left scientists scratching their heads. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31491805 Quote Link to comment
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