Bad Astronomy -
14 Nov 2014 19:38
There's more news this morning about Philae, the European Space Agency lander that is on the surface of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Recap: It set down on the comet yesterday, but the harpoons didn't deploy. It bounced, twice, and came to rest a kilometer or so from the desired landing site. It's not known precisely where it is, and it's too small for the Rosetta spacecraft, still orbiting the comet, to easily find it. Update, Nov. 14, 2014 at 18:00 UTC: The ESA Rosetta blog has posted a...
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