Tweet of the Day

screen cap of a tweet 'authored' by the Philae Lander, reading 'Now that I'm safely on the ground, here is what my new home #67P looks like from where I am. #CometLanding' and accompanied by a black and white image of the craggy surface of the comet
I still haven't stopped being ridiculously excited about this. Obviously. LOL.

One potential problem the mission is facing is that Philae has landed in the shadow of a rock face, limiting its solar panels' access to sunlight. The good news is that it's already sending back lots of info for analysis. Yay!

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