Tag Archives: ESA

This is the point.

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Pete Rowley

Yesterday the European Space Agency successfully landed the Philae lander on comet 67P. Anyone can appreciate that it’s an astonishing technical achievement, but a recurring theme I have noticed on various news article comments and discussion boards is that there’s … Continue reading →

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Astronomy looks like 1970’s Star Trek

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Pete Rowley

Astronomy is facing a problem. The ESA have released a truly incredible piece of footage from the Mars Express probe.  It features Deimos (one of the two moons of Mars) passing across the probes field of view, with Jupiter clearly … Continue reading →

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