126 Philae and Rosetta: You Are Landing On My Comet

Chris and Rob talk about the biggest space news story of
the week: the landing of Philae on Comet 67P. Chris was at
Mission Control for the whole event - landing, bouncing, shirts,
and all.


Links:




Watching Philae bounce:
http://astronomynow.com/2014/11/17/rosettas-osiris-camera-captures-philaes-bounce-across-comet/




More than science:
http://telescoper.wordpress.com/2014/11/15/rosetta-and-philae-so-much-more-than-science/




For kids: http://www.unawe.org/kids/unawe1449




First images from Philae:
http://www.universetoday.com/116260/new-images-from-philae-reveal-comets-ancient-surface/




#ShirtGate
http://inversesquare.wordpress.com/2014/11/12/what-not-to-wear-to-a-comet-landing/




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Credits:


Audio content Copyright 2011-2014 Chris Lintott and Robert
Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space.
Podcast Image of lightbulb courtesy of Flickr user bazik
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).