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Why We Love To Anthropomorphize Spaceships
Thursday, the Mercury MESSENGER orbiter became the latest spaceship to live tweet its own death. We’re such suckers for that schtick.
Still No Response From the Lost Comet Lander
Attempts to communicate with the hibernating Philae lander haven’t worked yet.
The Comet Lander Philae Is Stuck in the Dark and Might Die
But it’s already collected a buttload of groundbreaking data.
Rosetta Scientist Matt Taylor Is Really Sorry About That Shirt
He apologized for offending people with his wardrobe choice on the ESA livestream this morning.
Watch: The Soundtracked Rosetta Landing, Composed by the Guy who Wrote 'Chariots of Fire'
The ESA released 3 music videos to celebrate the Rosetta mission, furnished by original compositions by Vangelis.
Europe's Philae Probe Is the First Spacecraft to Land on a Comet
The European Space Agency probe today successfully touched down on Comet 67P, around 317 million miles away from Earth.
This Is What a Comet Sounds Like
The Rosetta mission captures this 'song' from Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
'Seven Hours of Terror': Harpooning a Comet Isn't Easy, But It's About to Happen
Next Wednesday, a spacecraft will make a slow landing onto the surface of a comet for the very first time.