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So who is watching Philae?
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“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
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In hang-out today, Dr Matt Taylor makes emotional apology for wearing colourful 'babes' shirt.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngu...matttaylor.png
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2...tists-clothingLast edited by firstfloor; 11-14-2014, 08:43 AM.“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
“not all there” - you know who you are
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Originally posted by firstfloor View PostIn hang-out today, Dr Matt Taylor makes emotional apology for wearing colourful 'babes' shirt.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngu...matttaylor.png
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2...tists-clothing
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostUnfortunately, many of the women following that development — and a few men, too — were made to feel pretty unwelcome in the space exploration sphere when one of the people leading the mission decided to show up to talk about it wearing a shirt covered in dozens of half-naked women.No no women are toooootally welcome in our community, just ask the dude in this shirt.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2...nder-hop-comet
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I cannot find any discussion about this but I wonder of it is possible that the comet’s rotation may later illuminate the shadow where Philae currently sits and allow the battery to recharge. I think they have rotated the body 35 degrees to try and get more light on one of the panels but the lander is still mainly in shadow. The lander was working hard at the time of shutdown which means that it was consuming energy faster than it could generate it. It might just reactivate later on but part of the problem is catching it awake at the same time that Rosetta is able to receive data. Overall, the team seems to be not very optimistic about re-establishing contact.
Oh! In other news, a witch is burned in Paraguay??&!?*!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/1...n_6108646.html“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
The article was accompanied by the following graphic (from a different source for its larger size):
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Originally posted by rwatts View PostI'm worried that it might hit the comet and bounce off.
And wouldn't it be funny if it succesfully landed and the first organics it found were a bacterium or a virus.
(At the time of writing I think the decision to separate is still some time away)
Philae, it's shadow, and where it first hit before the big bounce:-
http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/11...first_landing/
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Originally posted by rwatts View PostI'm worried that it might hit the comet and bounce off.
And wouldn't it be funny if it succesfully landed and the first organics it found were a bacterium or a virus.
(At the time of writing I think the decision to separate is still some time away)
http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/...-across-comet/
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Originally posted by rwatts View Post
The final location of Philae is still not known, but after touching down and bouncing again at 17:25 GMT, it reached there at 17:32 GMT.”“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
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Everyone knows that the whole mission is a coverup to hide the fact that the comet is an alien spaceship!
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technol...met-is-4628568
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Comet or UFO? Philae has landed...but on what?
Space probe Philae is actually a UFO attempting to make contact with humans, conspiracy theorists are claiming.
Ufologists claim the European Space Agency's (ESA) craft, which on Wednesday completed the extraordinary feat of landing on a speeding comet, is of alien origin.
An email published on the website UFOSightingsDaily.com claimed the agency had joined forces with NASA to "cover-up" the celestial body's true extra-terrestrial nature.
The email, purportedly written by a secret whistle-blowing ESA employee of the ESA, reads: “Do not think for ONE MOMENT that a space agency would suddenly decide to spend billions of dollars to build and send a spacecraft on a 12-year journey to simply take some close-up images of a randomly picked out comet floating in space.”
“Comet 67P is NOT a comet.
“Some 20 years ago Nasa began detecting radio bursts from an unknown origin out in space.
"It would later be known that these had likely come from the direction of the now named comet 67P.
"It does show signs on its outside of machine like parts and unnatural terrain.”
Ending on an ominous note, it adds: “Whatever this object is, it did not ask to be found or scrutinised.”
Ufologist Scott Waring said he believed the signals being emitted from the comet were a “greeting” to humans.
He added: “If it was a warning, they would not allow the ESA craft to have landed.
“I believe the landing of the ESA craft was the equivalent of a first handshake.
"They will make another move soon probably.
"Alien structures are on the comet.
"I don’t believe it’s natural.”
ESA has confirmed that the comet is emitting a "mystery song" - however, this has only fuelled theories that it is a UFO attempting to make contact with Earth.
Mr Waring added: “In my opinion this is not a code.
"It is how a species of aliens communicate to one another without speaking.
"A form of telepathy put into primitive radio signals.
"It's the only way this species can communicate to us.
"This is their thoughts.
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http://www.ufosightingsdaily.com/201...-67p-does.html
DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNN!
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Obvious not a UFO but a living organism. A spawn of Mogo the Living Planet[1]. The probe's drill wasn't collecting samples but was in reality a hypodermic needle administering a sedative.
1. Or Oa the Living Planet. Or Ego the Living Planet. The Living Planet family has grown over the years.
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God’s eye view.
http://sci.esa.int/where_is_rosetta/“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
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