Comet’s icy interior is ‘fluffier than froth on a cappuccino’
Data from the European Space Agency’s robotic Philae lander has revealed that Comet 67P’s icy interior is ‘fluffier than froth on a cappuccino’. Analysis of a giant dent made by Philae on the comet’s icy boulders during its ‘second touchdown’ in 2014 provides new insights into the softness of the exposed ice. Philae bounced as it … Read more