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OT: The F*cking Science Thread

Sure, let's place a listening device in all our houses. Nobody will ever think of using it to listen in on citizens.
 
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As the Rosetta orbiter nears the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko 67P and prepares to fire the Philae lander at its surface, scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) have been puzzled by an unexpected phenomenon: the comet is ‘singing’.

Instruments designed to analyse the plasma environment surrounding 67P have recorded a low, bubbling song (listen below) though to be created by a stream of electrically charged particles released as the comet hurtles through space at 34,175mph.

“This is exciting because it is completely new to us,” said Karl-Heinz Glaßmeier, principal investigator with Rosetta’s Plasma Consortium (RPC) in a press statement. “We did not expect this and we are still working to understand the physics of what is happening.”
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https://soundcloud.com/esaops/a-singing-comet
 
Jose Canseco
Comet Transport is the key to our survival
Galactic Beings have used comets as star taxis for eons
Comets are faster than anything we could ever build and have their own power solving are two problems
Opens up new business like galaxy touring cruising, asteroid mining, interstellar trade, and planet colonies
If Earth can control the comet transport system we will run the Milkyway. Think about that
hug for u NASA #cansecomet
 
Metalleaf said:
Jose Canseco
Comet Transport is the key to our survival
Galactic Beings have used comets as star taxis for eons
Comets are faster than anything we could ever build and have their own power solving are two problems
Opens up new business like galaxy touring cruising, asteroid mining, interstellar trade, and planet colonies
If Earth can control the comet transport system we will run the Milkyway. Think about that
hug for u NASA #cansecomet
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fantastic
 
MapleLeafBlueJayBoy said:
Looks like the lander is out of power.
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Yeah, missed it's landing zone (grapple bounced off on initial approach) so they ended up in the shade of a cliff. They were able to rotate it to try to access more direct sunlight but it appears that it didn't make enough of a difference.

Though I would bet that there will still be a window where they'll be able to charge the batteries again and get more use out of the lander before it gets too close and fries the instrumentation.
 
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