Philae has woken up
 

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33126885

Awesome news.

Aye, truly amazing :sunny:

Great. Let Philae have a bit of a yawn and stretch, then get busy beaming more pictures to us. Did they manage to right her previously?

Amazing stuff :sunny:

I didn't see the Rosetta thread. Mods please feel free to merge this thread or delete.

Epic cuteness:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33zw...ature=youtu.be

Threads merged.

It seems to be in better shape than could have hoped for. I was afraid that even in the event of reestablishing contact it would be crippled in power/functionality, but according to the press release "The lander is ready for operations." Amazing how resilient these plucky mechanical explorers we send out can be.

Once upon a time... Living with a comet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szyq33W-GvI

PS. Anyone watched that cartoon as a kid, "Once upon a time..."? Loved it! :yep:

Rosetta's mission will come to an end this Friday as it tries to land on the comet.

Once upon a time... Rosetta's grand finale

Well done, ESA! :salute:

A photo it took during its descent, one thing I noticed is the loose gravel and debris on the surface. What is keeping it from floating out into space? Does the comet have its own gravity or is it because of the speed of the comet that keeps it pinned to the surface.:hmmm:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psyvydadhn.jpg

All matter has gravity and this object would have attained stability out in deep space. Things will change when it meets the solar wind and stabilize when it is far enough away again.

:up:

The spacecraft’s 12-year journey — it took a decade to get there — concluded with quite a few firsts, and quite a few fans.