Mike, you mentioned you use an infra red weather forecasting, is it a site on the web that I can have a look at? Thanks Tej. The main site that I use...
What an emotional rollercoaster that was. Philae did a brilliant job... way, way beyond what I expected of it. Only a few days ago, most people though...
Frantic work going on this morning with the Philae lander. It looks like ESA are throwing caution to the wind, as it's likely that Philae only has 24 ...
Lander goes into "hibernation" if the battery runs down. It could survive in an inactive mode and wake up in a few months when it gets closer to the S...
Good news... solar panels probably not damaged... just in shadow.
"Very hesitant to activate the drill"... they fear that they may tip over the lander. "Hesitant to try and re-fire the harpoons"... would place momen...
solar panels, batteries, sensors – must be a limiting factor to some extent They always planned for the worst case, as I understand it... assuming th...
Image taken 40 seconds prior to first landing. Note the rock in the top right partially covered in dust, suggesting active processes on the surface:
Only 1.5 hours of sunlight being received, instead of 6 hours. That will certainly shorten the lifespan of the lander.
So, they bounced from the red area to somewhere in the blue area: In the shadow of a cliff, and possibly on the rim of a crater.
These new images are amazing. Firstly, the overhanging cliff, probably metres away from the lander: Facing the sky: Foot of lander: Stretche...
Press conference hasn't started yet... seems to be their usual customary delay ;) All I could see was the back of Stuart Clark's head for 5 minutes.....
Looks like we have our first official picture from the surface: One of the lander's feet can be seen in the foreground. Beautiful image, but a worr...
It's still alive! Signals received from Philae.