News: Latest – distributed around Yorkshire September 07, 2016 03:06:49 PM
Rosetta Mission team announces that Philae, the little space robot thought to be lost since 2014, has been finally found. Tucked away in the crack of the comet and eternally in shadow, researchers can rest knowing the lander is not lost forever.
In May 2015, the European Space Agency lost all contact with its Rosetta mission’s lander, Philae.
Now, less than a month before the mission of comet-orbiter Rosetta was set to end, its high resolution camera manages to capture an image that shows Philae’s final resting place wasn’t going to remain a celestial mystery.
Philae was meant to land on a comet called 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The challenging task was (nearly) pulled off in November 2014. Unfortunately, upon landing, the lander bounced twice and landed in a shadow. Unable to get enough sunlight to charge its solar panels, Philae went through its power supply within 57 hours and fell silent—resulting in the Rosetta team losing contact with the lander altogether.
Still, as the comet approached the sun six months later, Philae managed to gather enough power to signal home with a few inconsequential blips. Nothing was from heard from it since.
Read more: http://futurism.com/philae-found-lost-lander-finally-spotted-on-comets-surface/
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