Comments on: A distant target for Rosetta http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/21/a-distant-target-for-rosetta/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:21:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: KaiYeves http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/21/a-distant-target-for-rosetta/comment-page-1/#comment-46612 KaiYeves Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:24:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/21/a-distant-target-for-rosetta/#comment-46612 Rosetta is named for a stone and it sounds like it will rock! (Sorry, I couldn't resist the archeology joke.) This mythology hobbist perfers Marvel to DC, Big Frankie C, but Green Lantern is probably my favorite DC hero. Either him or the Martian Manhunter. That pledge would work quite well as a motto for this website: "In brightest day, in darkest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might, beware my power- The BA's light!" Rosetta is named for a stone and it sounds like it will rock!
(Sorry, I couldn’t resist the archeology joke.)
This mythology hobbist perfers Marvel to DC, Big Frankie C, but Green Lantern is probably my favorite DC hero. Either him or the Martian Manhunter. That pledge would work quite well as a motto for this website:
“In brightest day, in darkest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might, beware my power- The BA’s light!”

]]> By: Zoot http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/21/a-distant-target-for-rosetta/comment-page-1/#comment-46611 Zoot Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:37:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/21/a-distant-target-for-rosetta/#comment-46611 Troy: The landing will be in 2014 after ten years of travel...680 million kilometers away.. If they pull that off I'll be impressed. And hopefully, since it's ESA, they work in metric/Si units exclusively. ;) Troy: The landing will be in 2014 after ten years of travel…680 million kilometers away..

If they pull that off I’ll be impressed.

And hopefully, since it’s ESA, they work in metric/Si units exclusively. ;)

]]> By: Big Frankie C http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/21/a-distant-target-for-rosetta/comment-page-1/#comment-46610 Big Frankie C Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:32:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/21/a-distant-target-for-rosetta/#comment-46610 Dave, I do believe that one can pimp slap anything. Given the right level of technology, or a Green Lantern Ring of Power, but since the Emerald Sentinel isn't real, we're gonna have to develop actual cometary pimp slapping technology. When you said "we crashed into a comet" I think that's the appropriate term. At least for a family friendly website. You guys did naughty things to that comet... Deep Impact indeed... Dave,
I do believe that one can pimp slap anything. Given the right level of technology, or a Green Lantern Ring of Power, but since the Emerald Sentinel isn’t real, we’re gonna have to develop actual cometary pimp slapping technology.

When you said “we crashed into a comet” I think that’s the appropriate term. At least for a family friendly website. You guys did naughty things to that comet… Deep Impact indeed…

]]> By: Troy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/21/a-distant-target-for-rosetta/comment-page-1/#comment-46600 Troy Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:08:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/21/a-distant-target-for-rosetta/#comment-46600 I'm a bit confused is Rosetta going to land on it soon? I’m a bit confused is Rosetta going to land on it soon?

]]> By: Thomas http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/21/a-distant-target-for-rosetta/comment-page-1/#comment-46606 Thomas Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:17:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/21/a-distant-target-for-rosetta/#comment-46606 I am going to have to start using the word "bignitude" with some regularity. I am going to have to start using the word “bignitude” with some regularity.

]]> By: Dave W http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/21/a-distant-target-for-rosetta/comment-page-1/#comment-46607 Dave W Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:48:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/21/a-distant-target-for-rosetta/#comment-46607 Big Frankie, As much as I like the term Snuggle for a nice soft landing, it makes me cringe to think what DI did would be called. Can you pimp slap a comet? Big Frankie,

As much as I like the term Snuggle for a nice soft landing, it makes me cringe to think what DI did would be called. Can you pimp slap a comet?

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