04-07-2005, 08:17
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Comet Impact achieved
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US space agency (Nasa) scientists are celebrating after seeing a probe crash into the heart of a comet.
The washing machine-sized 372kg "impactor" collided with Comet Tempel 1 right on cue just after 0550 GMT, to throw up a huge plume of icy debris.
The 37,000km/h impact was expected to create a large crater in the comet.
The probe's mothership, the Deep Impact spacecraft, watched from a safe distance, sending images back to Earth.
Scientists hope that by getting "under the skin" of comet Tempel 1, they can gain new information on the Solar System's original composition and perhaps even how life emerged in our corner of the Universe.
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04-07-2005, 08:36
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
/me waits for the news article tomorrow.....
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US space agency (Nasa) scientists are apologising after creating a planned probe crash, into the heart of a comet.
The washing machine-sized 372kg "impactor" collided with Comet Tempel 1 right on cue just after 0550 GMT, to throw up a huge plume of icy debris.
The 37,000km/h impact was expected to create a large crater in the comet, but did in fact barely scratch the surface.
The probe's mothership, the Deep Impact spacecraft, watching from a supposedly safe distance, was destroyed earlier this afternoon after the comet that it was watching slammed into it.
It now appears that the impact with the probe has caused the comet to shift direction, allowing it to collide with the Deep Impact spacecraft, and putting it on a direct course for Earth.
Scientists now realise that by getting "under the skin" of comet Tempel 1, they will gain not just new information on the Solar System's original composition, but first hand knowlede of how the dinosaurs were wiped out in our corner of the Universe millions of years ago.
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04-07-2005, 08:40
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
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Originally Posted by Raistlin
/me waits for the news article tomorrow.....
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US space agency (Nasa) scientists are apologising after creating a planned probe crash, into the heart of a comet.
The washing machine-sized 372kg "impactor" collided with Comet Tempel 1 right on cue just after 0550 GMT, to throw up a huge plume of icy debris.
The 37,000km/h impact was expected to create a large crater in the comet, but did in fact barely scratch the surface.
The probe's mothership, the Deep Impact spacecraft, watching from a supposedly safe distance, was destroyed earlier this afternoon after the comet that it was watching slammed into it.
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04-07-2005, 09:13
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
Very impressive pics indeed.
I was talking about this story on air this morning when doing the newspaper reviews.
It is going to be interesting to hear the press conference being given out about this later this morning.
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04-07-2005, 12:53
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
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Originally Posted by Raistlin
/me waits for the news article tomorrow.....
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04-07-2005, 13:10
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
or ...
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US space agency (Nasa) scientists are apologising after creating a planned probe crash, into the heart of a comet.
The washing machine-sized 372kg "impactor" collided with Comet Tempel 1 right on cue just after 0550 GMT, to throw up a huge plume of icy debris.
Scientists now realise that by not getting any telemetry information back from Tempel 1 that in actual fact they had sent an actual "Washing Machine" to the comet.
Investigations are underway into the embarrassing mix-up. The make and model are as yet unknown.
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04-07-2005, 13:13
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
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US space agency (Nasa) scientists are apologising after creating a planned probe crash, into the heart of a comet.
The washing machine-sized 372kg "impactor" collided with Comet Tempel 1 right on cue just after 0550 GMT, to throw up a huge plume of icy debris.
Scientists now realise that by not getting any telemetry information back from Tempel 1 that in actual fact they had sent an actual "Washing Machine" to the comet.
Investigations are underway into the embarrassing mix-up. The make and model are as yet unknown.
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Is obvious what model - to break through an icy comet would obviously have required a Hot Point  
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04-07-2005, 13:15
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
Technically that's a brand, not a model. 
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04-07-2005, 13:17
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
Zannuzi the appliance of science.
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04-07-2005, 13:19
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
Don't most brands of washing machine end up getting sent back to Comet?
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04-07-2005, 13:19
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
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04-07-2005, 13:28
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
If they can crash a probe into a comet, why not land a probe on a comet and piggyback the comet into deep space? Sounds like a cheap(ish) way to get a long distance, as long as you can minimise the landing impact.
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04-07-2005, 14:03
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
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US space agency (Nasa) scientists are celebrating after seeing a probe crash into the heart of a comet.
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A scientists was heard to comment "Yeah! That's a thousand points to us!!"
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04-07-2005, 14:16
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
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Originally Posted by Raistlin
Don't most brands of washing machine end up getting sent back to Comet?
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Mann now I have to clean up my coffee
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If they can crash a probe into a comet, why not land a probe on a comet and piggyback the comet into deep space? Sounds like a cheap(ish) way to get a long distance, as long as you can minimise the landing impact.
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*heads to science forum*
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Re: Comet Impact achieved
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I hope it didn't go down your shirt - your washing machine's just been bounced of a comet
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