On the 12th of November the first space probe ever landed on a comet, this comet was called Rosetta.
Comets are huge lumps of rock that orbit planets such as
earth. Scientists wanted to explore the
comets in more detail than we already have.
This programme has been going on for a very long time and finally
a space probe landed. As the space probe landed, the probe projected its
landing gears into the nucleus of the comet to keep it attached, however,
various reports have said that the probe is already starting to detach.
So, big space programming companies like NASA are getting involved
in this operation.
Scientists are excited to find new discoveries such as the
elements that the comet contains, and what dangers it could bring to Earth as
life goes on.
The space probe will project and take various pictures of the
comets surface and maybe even look for bacterial life’s existence, however
scientists highly doubt that.
Currently scientists believe that comets are spare or stranded
lumps of rock that were left over after the Big Bang was caused, but looking
into even more detail can always make new discoveries.
Let’s hope for exciting new discoveries after this overwhelming
news!
