126 Philae and Rosetta: You Are Landing On My Comet

Recycled Electrons

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/).