Because of the distance, the scientists will have to wait weeks or months before any data is sent back to Earth.
The space scientists are looking forward with great anticipation because today a laboratory robot riding a comet is heading the sun.
The robot, called Philae landing on Comet 67P November last year and laboratories mother, Rosetta, orbiting nearby. Scientists hope the mission will help them find a more distant origin of the universe.
Next Thursday, Comet 67 will reach its closest to the sun, which is 186 million kilometers from the sun. The heat of the sun has memperpanas the comet's surface for weeks to catapult the particles of gas and dust.
Sensors at Philae and Rosetta will analyze the particles of the rare molecules, especially those that may be hidden beneath a layer of a comet that is usually filled with ice.
Because of the great distances, scientists may have to wait weeks or even months until the data sent back to Earth.
The robot, called Philae landing on Comet 67P November last year and laboratories mother, Rosetta, orbiting nearby. Scientists hope the mission will help them find a more distant origin of the universe.
Next Thursday, Comet 67 will reach its closest to the sun, which is 186 million kilometers from the sun. The heat of the sun has memperpanas the comet's surface for weeks to catapult the particles of gas and dust.
Sensors at Philae and Rosetta will analyze the particles of the rare molecules, especially those that may be hidden beneath a layer of a comet that is usually filled with ice.
Because of the great distances, scientists may have to wait weeks or even months until the data sent back to Earth.
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