AUX CHAMPS-ELYSEES..., THERE IS PHILAE (UNTIL MONDAY, THE 25 OF MAY 2015)

AUX CHAMPS-ELYSEES...THERE IS PHILAE

(UNTIL MONDAY, THE 25 OF MAY 2015)

Are you in Paris until the end of May ?
Lucky you if you are... because...
Philae sets down on the Champs-Elysees, 
Place Clemenceau in Paris near the Grand Palais.

A SINGING COMET

A SINGING COMET

Why not ?
So many things happen nowadays...

"Rosetta’s Plasma Consortium (RPC) has uncovered a mysterious ‘song’ that Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is singing into space...

THE FIRST PICTURE - DON'T DIE PHILAE......PLEASE

DON'T DIE PHILAE......PLEASE

It appears that our little Philae might die...It received only 1,5 hours of solar power instead of the 6 to 7 hours it should normally received...
Why ? Because our Philae might not have landed to the correct point..(at 1 km around it actually).
Come on, you can do it...
#cometlanding
#Rosetta
#ESA
#Space
#Philae

First CIVA images

Picture : ESA

RENDEZ-VOUS WITH A COMET...

Remember several weeks ago, I introduced you to the best couple in history : Rosetta and Philae (here).
Yesterday, after a night of Go/NoGo decisions, The Philae Lander has separated from Rosetta...How exciting !!!
Rosetta has a blog, so go on it for further information
Rosetta

20 FACTS ABOUT ROSETTA AND ITS LANDER PHILAE...

Rosetta……

 

1. Gets its name from the famous Rosetta stone that led to the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics almost 200 years ago

2. Will help scientists unlock the mysteries of the oldest building blocks of our Solar System – the comets

3. Changed target: its original target was comet 46P/Wirtanen, but after postponement of the initial launch a new one was found: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

4. Was launched on 2 March 2004 and travelled 10 years to reach its rendezvous point Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

5. Has a mass of around three tonnes and carries 11 scientific instruments

6. Is the first solar-powered probe to fly beyond the orbit of Jupiter thanks to its two giant solar panels equipped with advanced solar-cell technology that allows it to operate over 800 million kilometres from the Sun, where sunlight levels are only 4% of those on Earth