A one-second video taken by the Rosetta probe on the surface of a comet

It's really a shame Rosetta (edit: Philae not Rosetta) failed, because this video is unbelievable. I am seeing another world, which no one else has ever seen before.

Anyone know if there are plans to try again?

There's just something about video of another world, which simply collecting data doesn't approach, even if the data is more scientifically valuable.

I can't quite put it into words, it's like there's this other world where all this stuff is happening on it, and yet no one is there to notice it (so what's the point in anything happening there?), and it's just waiting for me (humankind) to come and see it.

Some people might feel insignificant because of that, but not me, quite the opposite, I feel huge, because it's waiting for me (us).

This has to be how people felt about the explorers of old. They must have been seriously famous.

Re: A one-second video taken by the Rosetta probe on the surface of a comet

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Post by evanb » Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 6:35 AM UTC

There's also one with the fixed stars held... fixed.

https://twitter.com/landru79/status/988807933243863040

Re: A one-second video taken by the Rosetta probe on the surface of a comet

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Post by karlshea » Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 6:38 AM UTC

That's just mind-blowing. I remember being really young when a comet came by and wondering what it would look like from the surface, and now here's an actual video.

Re: A one-second video taken by the Rosetta probe on the surface of a comet

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Post by imh » Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 6:42 AM UTC

Given how quickly the stars are moving, is the comet rotating quickly, or is it a timelapse?

Re: A one-second video taken by the Rosetta probe on the surface of a comet

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Post by chrischen » Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 6:46 AM UTC

imh wrote: post #7

Given how quickly the stars are moving, is the comet rotating quickly, or is it a timelapse?

I believe you are seeing dust.

Re: A one-second video taken by the Rosetta probe on the surface of a comet

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Post by ajuc » Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 6:47 AM UTC

chrischen wrote: post #8

imh wrote: post #7

Given how quickly the stars are moving, is the comet rotating quickly, or is it a timelapse?

I believe you are seeing dust.

There is dust in the foreground and stars in the background. It's easy to distinguish because stars don't move relative to each other.

Re: A one-second video taken by the Rosetta probe on the surface of a comet

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Post by krastanov » Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 6:47 AM UTC

ars wrote: post #4

It's really a shame Rosetta (edit: Philae not Rosetta) failed, because this video is unbelievable. I am seeing another world, which no one else has ever seen before. Anyone know if there are plans to try again? There's just something about video of another world, which simply collecting data doesn't approach, even if the data is more scientifically valuable. I can't quite put it into words, it's like there's this oth…

Rosetta did not fail, did it? The mission did include a lander that performed quite a bit short of expectations (it was operational only for a few days), but the Rosetta orbiter was active for a couple of years.