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Dr. Clayton Forrester's Science Roundup

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Kepler

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Si certus es dubita
A real life science thriller is playing out as we speak.

A landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was confirmed at about 1605 GMT.

There were cheers and hugs at the control room in Darmstadt, Germany, after the signal was confirmed.

It was designed to shine a light on some of the mysteries of these icy relics from the formation of the Solar System.

The landing caps a 6.4 billion-kilometre journey that was begun a decade ago.

The lander sank about 4cm into the surface, suggesting a relatively soft surface.

But shortly after, scientists confirmed that the harpoons, designed to fasten the spacecraft to the ball of ice, did not fire as intended.
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After a 6.4 billion kilometer journey if what you finally got into squished 4 centimeters your harpoon probably wouldn't fire either. ;)
 
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Was there a drilling crew on there as well?
 
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CNN reporting the comet may be the location of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.
 
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MountieBoyOz said:
Points for the thread title. Push the button, Frank.
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The crew consisted of chief engineer Torgo, navigator Zapp Rowsdower, communication officer Trumpy, the elusive Robert Denby...
 
Re: Dr. Clayton Forrester's Science Roundup

Good summary of the Rosetta mission up to about 4 hours ago. Since then ground control has decided to delay some of the tests for fear of toppling the lander over and killing it. Ptolemy, which is the super-cool gas "sniffer" experiment, will probably still happen, but last, since it is risky.
 
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