Comments on: Rosetta Prepares for Meet-Up With Asteroid Next Week http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/25/rosetta-prepares-for-meet-up-with-asteroid-next-week/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:58:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Daniel http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/25/rosetta-prepares-for-meet-up-with-asteroid-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-31391 Daniel Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:39:31 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17300#comment-31391 ESA will blog the flyby starting 1 September. Access via: http://webservices.esa.int/blog/blog/5/ ESA will blog the flyby starting 1 September. Access via: http://webservices.esa.int/blog/blog/5/

]]> By: Vinshlusen http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/25/rosetta-prepares-for-meet-up-with-asteroid-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-30770 Vinshlusen Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:36:49 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17300#comment-30770 BME and Vic, Note that the distance that the point travels from the overlapping at 7/8-2008 to where it shows up at 11/8-2008 is about the same distance that the Steins asteroid travels in that same time period. Only that they move in different directions. Any sky-watchers can tell us if this a variation? BME and Vic,

Note that the distance that the point travels from the overlapping at 7/8-2008 to where it shows up at 11/8-2008 is about the same distance that the Steins asteroid travels in that same time period. Only that they move in different directions. Any sky-watchers can tell us if this a variation?

]]> By: Vic http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/25/rosetta-prepares-for-meet-up-with-asteroid-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-30742 Vic Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:20:43 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17300#comment-30742 "Out of curiosity, there is an object almost directly below Steins in the 11/8-2008 that is not there (or much dimmer) in the 7/8-2008 image, even though most of the other background objects seem to be dimmer in the 11/8-2008 image. Is this just normal variation, or something more interesting?" I noticed that too, only it doesn't disappear - it seems to overlap another bright point just below it.....anyone else noticed? "Out of curiosity, there is an object almost directly below Steins in the 11/8-2008 that is not there (or much dimmer) in the 7/8-2008 image, even though most of the other background objects seem to be dimmer in the 11/8-2008 image.

Is this just normal variation, or something more interesting?"

I noticed that too, only it doesn't disappear – it seems to overlap another bright point just below it…..anyone else noticed?

]]> By: Aodhhan http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/25/rosetta-prepares-for-meet-up-with-asteroid-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-30740 Aodhhan Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:41:38 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17300#comment-30740 First: No other president has given NASA a larger budget, and at no other time has NASA had more missions going on and/or in the works. As for what missions are being worked, cannot be directly pushed on to the president; make your opinion to the brass at NASA. Second: We haven't hardly done anything with the moon, other than just go there and come back. There are many things we don't know and can learn from lunar missions. Recommend you open your mind a bit more, and learn things for yourself, instead of listen to other people who seem to hold grudges for individuals. With the first question being: What have you done for the space program, other than ignorantly critique it? First: No other president has given NASA a larger budget, and at no other time has NASA had more missions going on and/or in the works. As for what missions are being worked, cannot be directly pushed on to the president; make your opinion to the brass at NASA.
Second: We haven't hardly done anything with the moon, other than just go there and come back. There are many things we don't know and can learn from lunar missions.
Recommend you open your mind a bit more, and learn things for yourself, instead of listen to other people who seem to hold grudges for individuals.
With the first question being: What have you done for the space program, other than ignorantly critique it?

]]> By: Chet http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/25/rosetta-prepares-for-meet-up-with-asteroid-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-30739 Chet Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:36:34 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17300#comment-30739 Markus Demetrius: if our species does not colonize and exploit our Solar System and Beyond, we will eventually go extinct--unless you want intelligent robotic spacecraft or WALL-E to succeed us. Markus Demetrius: if our species does not colonize and exploit our Solar System and Beyond, we will eventually go extinct–unless you want intelligent robotic spacecraft or WALL-E to succeed us.

]]> By: marcellus http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/25/rosetta-prepares-for-meet-up-with-asteroid-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-30708 marcellus Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:54:32 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17300#comment-30708 Who is the disgraced illiterate President you are referring to, Richard Nixon? He was not illiterate, and made a significant impact on world history. If you are referring to our present President, you better keep in mind, if not for his support for the space program, you wouldn't be able to reply to this article. Who is the disgraced illiterate President you are referring to, Richard Nixon?

He was not illiterate, and made a significant impact on world history.

If you are referring to our present President, you better keep in mind, if not for his support for the space program, you wouldn't be able to reply to this article.

]]> By: BME http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/25/rosetta-prepares-for-meet-up-with-asteroid-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-30691 BME Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:46:35 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17300#comment-30691 Out of curiosity, there is an object almost directly below Steins in the 11/8-2008 that is not there (or much dimmer) in the 7/8-2008 image, even though most of the other background objects seem to be dimmer in the 11/8-2008 image. Is this just normal variation, or something more interesting? Out of curiosity, there is an object almost directly below Steins in the 11/8-2008 that is not there (or much dimmer) in the 7/8-2008 image, even though most of the other background objects seem to be dimmer in the 11/8-2008 image.

Is this just normal variation, or something more interesting?

]]> By: Markus Demetrius http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/25/rosetta-prepares-for-meet-up-with-asteroid-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-30638 Markus Demetrius Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:36:11 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17300#comment-30638 These are the type of (relatively) cheap bang-for-the-buck missions we need to expand upon which actually increase our scientfic knowledge, instead of dead-end megabuck human missions to our moon and Mars - which are nothing more than the "bold vision" of a disgraced, illiterate president. These are the type of (relatively) cheap bang-for-the-buck missions we need to expand upon which actually increase our scientfic knowledge, instead of dead-end megabuck human missions to our moon and Mars – which are nothing more than the "bold vision" of a disgraced, illiterate president.

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