Some space agency is about to land on a comet

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Supposed to begin at 11 AM EST and touchdown is expected at 2 PM EST.

This thing is gonna be epic. Checked, and my work doesnt block, will be tuning in.

Found another site for a stream that seems like theyre doing some more coverage. On mobile so not sure if link will be clicky.

http://new.livestream.com/esa/cometlanding

Nov 12 2014 9:56AM

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watch this, it's nuts, it's how the thing made it to the comet

Nov 12 2014 10:19AM

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RubberSoulwatch this, it's nuts, it's how the thing made it to the comet

That is fucking cool. Now I want to try this in KSP

Nov 12 2014 12:02PM

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They only had like 2.5k d/v in the ship. To do that all with gravity assists is crazy.

also IT LANDED!1!1!

harpoon and the rockets to keep it on the surface didnt fire but it's apparently still on the ground. Pictures soon I hope.

Nov 12 2014 12:15PM

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It took 10 years for Rosetta to reach the comet!

"The comet seems to be emitting a 'song' in the form of oscillations in the magnetic field in the comet's environment," the ESA says. "It is being sung at 40-50 millihertz, far below human hearing, which typically picks up sound between 20 Hz and 20 kHz. To make the music audible to the human ear, the frequencies have been increased by a factor of about 10,000."

https://soundcloud.com/esaops/a-singing-comet

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theBearJewSupposed to begin at 11 AM EST and touchdown is expected at 2 PM EST.

This thing is gonna be epic. Checked, and my work doesnt block, will be tuning in.

Found another site for a stream that seems like theyre doing some more coverage. On mobile so not sure if link will be clicky.

http://new.livestream.com/esa/cometlanding

I misinformed everyone. But if you click the link above and go back to aboud 3:05 on the time into the stream you can see when they announced it. Pretty awesome, couldn't help but smile the entire time they were reporting a safe landing.

Nov 12 2014 1:13PM

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RubberSoulwatch this, it's nuts, it's how the thing made it to the comet

Thats the fuckin coolest shit i ever seen. Holy shit

Nov 12 2014 1:16PM

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So this already happened?

Nov 12 2014 1:24PM

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Ribss.So this already happened?

Yep, everything worked

Nov 12 2014 1:28PM

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I can't even reenact this in Kerbal Space Program.

It really is bloody impressive.

Nov 12 2014 1:32PM

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RubberSoulwatch this, it's nuts, it's how the thing made it to the comet

That is insane. There are some brilliant minds out there to make that work.

Nov 12 2014 2:17PM

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Dr.LaurentI can't even reenact this in Kerbal Space Program.

It really is bloody impressive.

So what is this Kerbal Space Program? Third time in a few weeks ive heard it mentioned. How do I get it?

Nov 12 2014 2:21PM

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JAHpowThat is insane. There are some brilliant minds out there to make that work.

Even what they call it is badass. Gravity assist? This is gnar to the extreme

Nov 12 2014 2:45PM

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theBearJewSo what is this Kerbal Space Program? Third time in a few weeks ive heard it mentioned. How do I get it?

there was a ksp thread a week ago. it's a game where you make space ships and planes and fly them. if you want it dont get it from steam, get it from their website so you have easier access to all the files. it's out for windows, osx, and linux.

Be prepared to be sucked in lol. At first you'll be like this is too hard I can't even get into orbit. Then you'll try and go to the moon. then the moon and back. and it might take awhile to get it right. At night you'll be thinking... what if I did it this way... yeah...

Nov 12 2014 3:12PM

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So cool!

Nov 12 2014 3:19PM

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European* Space Agency

Nov 12 2014 4:05PM

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a_pla5tic_bagthere was a ksp thread a week ago. it's a game where you make space ships and planes and fly them. if you want it dont get it from steam, get it from their website so you have easier access to all the files. it's out for windows, osx, and linux.

Be prepared to be sucked in lol. At first you'll be like this is too hard I can't even get into orbit. Then you'll try and go to the moon. then the moon and back. and it might take awhile to get it right. At night you'll be thinking... what if I did it this way... yeah...

You buy it right? Might do the demo first I guess.

Nov 12 2014 5:38PM

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the fact that this things just gonna float around space taking cool pictures of shit is blowing my mind. we could finally see some shit that will change us forever.

Nov 12 2014 5:41PM

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made a ksp reenactment. I don't have harpoons so I used some claws instead.

Nov 12 2014 5:54PM

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DeebieSkeebiesthe fact that this things just gonna float around space taking cool pictures of shit is blowing my mind. we could finally see some shit that will change us forever.

Like Uranus?

Nov 12 2014 5:57PM

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Literally like 50 years ago some physicist said we would attach a spacecraft onto a comet and ride it around the solar system. And now that is happening. Seems so awesome when scienfic fiction comes to life in front of our eyes

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RubberSoulwatch this, it's nuts, it's how the thing made it to the comet

I have watched this so many times and i cant even begin to imagine how insanely smart and naturally gifted you have to be to make this work. like really, its astonishing. And those fuckin nerds knew exactly what they were doing. Bonkers...absolutely fucking bonkers

Nov 12 2014 6:04PM

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made a ksp reenactment. I don't have harpoons so I used some claws instead.

I can't even fucking take off.

Nov 12 2014 6:31PM

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in 30 years people will look back and be like... "Fuck that crap we can land on Jupiter".

Nov 12 2014 7:31PM

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theBearJewI can't even fucking take off.

haha i told you. even in a game rocket science isn't easy... though ksp gets easier.

Nov 12 2014 7:46PM

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So will this be something that is written in the history books like the moon landing? I feel like nobody fucking cares about this, yet it is way more epic than a moon landing.

Nov 12 2014 8:01PM

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One of my friends goes to USC for aerospace engineering and she's been like orgasming over this and I just researched it some and I don't blame her. That was absolutely insane.

Nov 12 2014 8:11PM

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[tk]This is the first I've heard of this! Thanks for posting OP

Thought my sarcasm would be more noticeable when this was posted right above the original thread but oh well haha.

It's gonna be cool to see what my Astr prof says about this in class tomorrow

Nov 12 2014 8:13PM

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Well that was fucking hardcore...

I can't even begin to fathom how you would start to do this.

Nov 12 2014 8:13PM

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a_pla5tic_baghaha i told you. even in a game rocket science isn't easy... though ksp gets easier.

This game looks fun as hell, I'm getting it. RIP GPA.

Nov 12 2014 8:54PM

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theBearJewI can't even fucking take off.

Use Russian reasoning and just add more power.

Nov 13 2014 1:43AM

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There's a sound coming from the comet they have released a clip of.

http://www.iflscience.com/space/rosetta-s-comet-sounds-lot-predator

Sounds like Predator is living on this comet.

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Lé.SkiingThere's a sound coming from the comet they have released a clip of.

http://www.iflscience.com/space/rosetta-s-comet-sounds-lot-predator

Sounds like Predator is living on this comet.

That is soooo cool. A bit creepy, but nothing short of amazing!

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Lé.SkiingThere's a sound coming from the comet they have released a clip of.

http://www.iflscience.com/space/rosetta-s-comet-sounds-lot-predator

Sounds like Predator is living on this comet.

Holy shit thats awesome.

Nov 13 2014 11:34PM

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Do we know what it is the sound of? Like bits of ice breaking off or something?

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http://new.livestream.com/ESA/cometlanding

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The sound is the frequency of the magnetic field or solar wind/particles or something, altered so you can hear it and played through your speakers as a waveform. Read that earlier today.

There's no sound in space guys... Short of something striking whatever craft you/your detector is in and transferring sound that way.

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DrZoidbergThe sound is the frequency of the magnetic field or solar wind/particles or something, altered so you can hear it and played through your speakers as a waveform. Read that earlier today.

There's no sound in space guys... Short of something striking whatever craft you/your detector is in and transferring sound that way.

Ok...i didnt think there was sound so i was confused. But if ice was physically broken and released from the comet that would make a sound, correct?

Nov 13 2014 11:58PM

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Not really. There's no medium to transmit it from the comet to your detector (mic) form a distance. Sound needs a medium to travel, and won't travel in the vacuum of space.

If the ice flew into your ship and the sound traveled through your ship to your detector then you'd hear it. Or if you were otherwise touching whatever generates the sound, then it could be transmitted.

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JoJo-y"The comet seems to be emitting a 'song' in the form of oscillations in the magnetic field in the comet's environment," the ESA says. "It is being sung at 40-50 millihertz, far below human hearing, which typically picks up sound between 20 Hz and 20 kHz. To make the music audible to the human ear, the frequencies have been increased by a factor of about 10,000."

https://soundcloud.com/esaops/a-singing-comet

^^^

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