tech_diver
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Attention space geeks...
Something amazing is going on that is largely unreported in the media.
In about 20 minutes a probe will attempt to land on a comet. The data we're already getting is pretty awesome as we've never gotten this close to a comet before.
No one really knows what we will find. Some people believe that the first water and organic molecules may have arrived on our planet via comet. (Personally, I don't think any previous hard data supports this, but no one knows for sure. The thing could be crawling with space worms.)
Live feed:
Rosetta | rendezvous with a comet
Some may question the use of all the money the ten year journey to the comet cost. I can understand this as the origins of life may have little meaning to day to day life.
Even if you don't care about the beginning of life on Earth, you can rationalize that if our planet is ever threatened by a comet strike, what we learn here could help us blow up a rogue comet headed our way, just like they do in the movies.
Hey if you're not into science you can probably get into big budget action flicks.
Something amazing is going on that is largely unreported in the media.
In about 20 minutes a probe will attempt to land on a comet. The data we're already getting is pretty awesome as we've never gotten this close to a comet before.
No one really knows what we will find. Some people believe that the first water and organic molecules may have arrived on our planet via comet. (Personally, I don't think any previous hard data supports this, but no one knows for sure. The thing could be crawling with space worms.)
Live feed:
Rosetta | rendezvous with a comet
Some may question the use of all the money the ten year journey to the comet cost. I can understand this as the origins of life may have little meaning to day to day life.
Even if you don't care about the beginning of life on Earth, you can rationalize that if our planet is ever threatened by a comet strike, what we learn here could help us blow up a rogue comet headed our way, just like they do in the movies.
Hey if you're not into science you can probably get into big budget action flicks.