Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Another Step


Ten years ago we launched a probe called Philae and today it became the first Earth vessel to land on a comet. Here's the first picture it took, with one of its feet in the corner there. I think it's amazing not just that we've made one more step into the universe, but that the scientists who launched it were able to calculate ten years into the future to make this landing possible.

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