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Update, January 10, 2019: They found a “snowman”! (Fortunately, not one with eyes and a carrot nose, waving at us.) Original post: You’ve probably heard about this on the news. Here is a little background information from NASA and the New Horizons team on the upcoming encounter: Mission page Featured image: NASA Advertisements
Update, December 2, 2018: InSight is slightly tilted, but they say that is not a problem. Here’s an excerpt: InSight landed in what’s called a hollow, a crater that has been filled in with soil and leveled flat. In images taken from the elbow of the lander’s stowed robotic arm, the edge of the crater
November 3, 2018: It is going to a challenge to maneuver the spacecraft close enough to poke the surface for a sample. Asteroid Ryugu as seen by MASCOT#Ryugu #リュウグウ #Hayabusa2 #はやぶさ2 #MASCOT #AsteroidLanding pic.twitter.com/sxyFNbcAL1 — Roman Tkachenko (@_RomanTkachenko) November 3, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js October 30, 2018, 8:54 p.m., Pacific: Look at the footage they got during
It’s beautiful; in a way, it makes you proud of Earth for being able to produce such a thing. It’s terrifying, when you look at the latest NHC forecast track and realize this thing is going to destroy our stuff and to reshape the Carolinas’ coastline. h/t to Daryl at Talkweather.com
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