How to Catch a Comet

The Sky at Night Season 58 Episode 7

Overview:
The team goes behind the scenes at mission control for the critical point of the most ambitious space project of the decade. The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe finally catches up with the comet it has been chasing across the solar system for ten years and prepares to send out a lander armed with drills and harpoons for a daredevil attempt to hitch a ride. With the latest images revealing that it may even be two comets stuck together, Dr Chris Lintott is on hand in Germany with updates from the mission team on this unparalleled challenge, whilst Dr Maggie Aderin- Pocock reveals the instruments that the lander is carrying.

Genre : Documentary, News

Actors : -

Release Date : 2014-08-10

Duration : 30 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 58)

Jupiter: Weather and Moons
1. Jupiter: Weather and Moons
Sounds of the Universe
2. Sounds of the Universe
Mysterious Mars
3. Mysterious Mars
How Gravity Shapes the Universe
4. How Gravity Shapes the Universe
Impacts
5. Impacts
The Brightest Star
6. The Brightest Star
How to Catch a Comet
7. How to Catch a Comet
The Hunt for ET
8. The Hunt for ET
Ice Giants
9. Ice Giants
Rosetta: A Sky at Night Special
10. Rosetta: A Sky at Night Special
The Pillars of Creation
11. The Pillars of Creation


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