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[Escape Goat]

The solar system runs on an even keel. Its been spinning in an orderly fashion since the great culling during thebformation of the solar system. Once scientists understood the effects of gravity its a matter of doing the math. They could devise a flight path of incredibke precision because orbits are so stable.

 

[abstract alien]

Dat hexagon.

So strange isn't it?

 

[kabel]

So strange isn't it?

Whoa.

I would like to see what's inside the planet.

 

[Escape Goat]

Whoa.

I would like to see what's inside the planet.

Creamy nougat

 

[Azulsky]

The hexagonal pattern over Saturns poles is one of the coolest things in that we probably never would have thought a polygonal shape would appear like that until we observed it and reversed the physics of how it works.

Also i call dibs on that flat area in the middle of the comet. Putting my cabin right there.

 

[richiek]

Rosetta comet?

Spoiler

Rosalina's name is Rosetta in Japan.

 

[Tesseract]

saturn is a cum chump

 

[KevinRo]

So strange isn't it?

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2010/2471.html

*edit*

Also, isn't it crazy how desolate and empty space is? They can put the spacecraft into hibernation while on the correct path for 3 years, wake it up and nothing would have interrupted it.

 

[Oveja Negra]

Maybe a dumb question but...

Why do these photos are always in B&W?

 

[GK86]

Maybe a dumb question but...

Why do these photos are always in B&W?

The space vacuum sucks out the color when you are in space.


Real answer: I think I read that B&W photos are more useful for research than color photos. As well as color photos taking up more storage and taking longer to transmit back to Earth.

 

[BIGWORM]

 

[Roo]

Rosetta comet?

Spoiler

Rosalina's name is Rosetta in Japan.

She's named like that because of the comet, actually lol

 

[Wyndstryker]

The engineer/scientist/genius/prodigy/crazy person/alien who calculated this insanity deserves an award.

 

[Escape Goat]

The engineer/scientist/genius/prodigy/crazy person/alien who calculated this insanity deserves an award.

I calculated it.

http://www.nowykurier.com/toys/gravity/gravity.html

 

[theprodigy]

Rosetta comet?

Spoiler

Rosalina's name is Rosetta in Japan.

I'm surprised it took until the 2nd page for someone to do this.

 

[terrisus]

Whoa.

I would like to see what's inside the planet.

Sega

 

[Monocle]

Spectacular.

 

[impetuous_silly]

How were these images even taken? They look like some sort of scan.

 

[Gromph]

BTW, major kudos to the Japanese who already managed to land on comet, gather dust particles, return back to Earth and land.

They got from the tail.

Also they are launching Hayabusa 2 on Nov 30th.

http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/hayabusa2/

 

[Eusis]

She's named like that because of the comet, actually lol

Given how Nintendo seemingly wants to make names more consistent across all regions I'm kind of surprised that they changed her name. I guess due to Rosetta Stone and the like?

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

Saturn rules. One of the things that interests me most is wind speed on other planets. 1100mph unfathomable and that's not even the fastest in the Solar System.

It's crazy to think what winds like that would do to Earth.

 

[Log4Girlz]

No, this is picture from orbiter who is ~dozen km's from the comet.

Oh I misread, thought you meant the orbiter was that far.

 

[Log4Girlz]

The hexagonal pattern over Saturns poles is one of the coolest things in that we probably never would have thought a polygonal shape would appear like that until we observed it and reversed the physics of how it works.

Also i call dibs on that flat area in the middle of the comet. Putting my cabin right there.

Its cool how you can replicate the pattern in a fish tank

Edit weird dp

 

[PS3GamerKyle]

There's the path it had to take to get there in case anyone hasn't seen it



It is amazing

The calculations needed to plan for this sort of thing....my god.

 

[davepoobond]

The calculations needed to plan for this sort of thing....my god.

computers make that easy, i would think.

i mean... a computer output that picture you quoted

 

[santi_yo]

Just saw this 'selfie'

http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/rosetta-selflessly-beams-back-comet-selfie/index.html#.VD6u8fl_t5J

One month left till landing attempt.

 

[PsychBat!]

Space is the place.

 

[kyser73]

Bump for this quite wonderful new video about the mission...

http://youtu.be/H08tGjXNHO4

Was going to make a separate thread, then found all these...

 

[Speevy]

Bump for this quite wonderful new video about the mission...

http://youtu.be/H08tGjXNHO4

Was going to make a separate thread, then found all these...

Littlefinger in space, dangerous.

 

[Jinkies]

I have read that it looks smoother and more clay-like in these photos than in reality due to the digital enhancements performed on the image.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Bump for this quite wonderful new video about the mission...

http://youtu.be/H08tGjXNHO4

How much did they spend on this video

 

[Chichikov]

Bump for this quite wonderful new video about the mission...

http://youtu.be/H08tGjXNHO4

Was going to make a separate thread, then found all these...

Space wizard Carcetti is a bit of a dick, isn't he?

Spoiler

You see America? you cut your space funding and instead of seven minutes of hell and nerds awkwardly high fiving each other we get weird eurofilms about future space wizards. ya'll happy now?

 

[rexor0717]

There's the path it had to take to get there in case anyone hasn't seen it



It is amazing

This is ridiculous.
Go science!

Bump for this quite wonderful new video about the mission...

http://youtu.be/H08tGjXNHO4

Was going to make a separate thread, then found all these...

I want to be a space wizard.

 

[XenodudeX]

Whoa.

I would like to see what's inside the planet.

I would guess it would be like flying through a nasty storm x 100000000000000000000000000 + rocks and debris and shit

Isn't there pretty much no surface to land on? Meaning you could enter from it's "north pole" and exit out of it's axis?

 

[fallout]

Good collection of pictures here:

http://m.imgur.com/a/TKI3r

 

[rexor0717]

I just want to state that because of that film, I totally had a dream last night that I was a space wizard. lol thanks ESA.

 

[sestrugen]

There's the path it had to take to get there in case anyone hasn't seen it



It is amazing

Perfection.

 

[jchap]

My last picture of a comet was far less impressive. It's been a while since we have had a really bright comet visible from earth. Ison was supposed to be spectacular but unfortunatly the sun gobbled it up.

 

[owlbeak]

There's even dunes on the comet. How they formed? They're not entirely sure yet.

 

[Cragvis]

This is amazing. Unbelievable how close we are to a comet, space is so full of mystery and i just love seeing this.

Cray cray to think that our tiny little brains can show us that, and that there are trillions of those all over the universe for as far as we know. the universe is so big. there could be anything out there.

 

[Cragvis]

There's even dunes on the comet. How they formed? They're not entirely sure yet.

 

[Pickman]

Ferromagnetic particles forming the sand, maybe? Get near a magnetic field on a near-pass to a planetary body and it could tug on the material considering the weak gravity of the comet itself. Barring that, maybe solar wind?

Total out of my ass speculation. Great photos though.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

I wonder if David Lynch dreamt of this while making the intro to Eraserhead.

 

[Jenov]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jHsq36_NTU