Before Bedtime

[HopAlongBunny]

The Philae lander seems doomed to sleep through most of its journey around the sun, but it did manage some nifty science before running out of juice:

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30097648

There seems to be some prospect of getting enough sunlight to power-up again; apparently its a "Goldilocks" problem: too much sunlight will destroy the probe, too little will not allow a recharge; here's hoping :)

[HopAlongBunny]

Resurrection:

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33126885

It's alive!:yes:
Could be very interesting if they get to run some new experiments

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/philae-lander-phones-home-from-comet-for-2nd-time-1.3113809

[HopAlongBunny]

Possible existence of water ice detected on comet:

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Exposed_water_ice_detected_on_comet_s_surface

Surface ice or exposed interior? Inquiring minds want to know! :book2:

[HopAlongBunny]

Formation of "jets" observed as comet gets closer to sun:

http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2015/07/01/comet-sinkholes-generate-jets/

[HopAlongBunny]

Observation of "jets" forming:

http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2015/07/01/comet-sinkholes-generate-jets/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/new-horizons-probe-to-pluto-has-scientists-drooling-1.3147169

[HopAlongBunny]

Mountains of ice:

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33543383

And the link for all things Pluto:

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html

And the link for all that is Rosetta/Philae:

http://sci.esa.int/rosetta

[Csargo]

I'll just leave this here. (https://i.imgur.com/7C2GfIF.gif)

[Csargo]

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-kepler-mission-discovers-bigger-older-cousin-to-earth

I figured this would fit in here.

[HopAlongBunny]

The lander's tale gets more interesting:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/life-s-building-block-chemicals-found-on-comet-by-lander/

:book2:

[HopAlongBunny]

Observations from the comet as it near perihelion:

http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/56325-comets-firework-display-ahead-of-perihelion/

[HopAlongBunny]

At its closest approach to the sun:

http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/56337-rosettas-big-day-in-the-sun/

[Viking]

The greatest surprise (https://twitter.com/Alex_Parker/status/621384610610593792) of the Pluto flyby.

(made by mission scientist Alex Parker)

[HopAlongBunny]

Water on Mars!?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mars-nasa-science-finding-1.3246527

Aye, but is there life...


https://youtu.be/v--IqqusnNQ

[HopAlongBunny]

Rosetta detects Oxygen gassing out from comet:

http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/56727-first-detection-of-molecular-oxygen-at-a-comet/

Crash landing as possible end to mission:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/historic-rosetta-mission-to-end-with-crash-into-comet/

[Shaka_Khan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcD4rUemlIA

[HopAlongBunny]

Rosetta meet its end:

http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/58382-mission-complete-rosettas-journey-ends-in-daring-descent-to-comet/