SciShow Space | The Coolest Space Mission You've Never Heard Of

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Episode Title: The Coolest Space Mission You've Never Heard Of
Produced by: SciShow Space
Description: Some space missions get a lot of attention, but not all the biggest space exploration stories get the recognition they deserve. This is the story of a robotic craft that captured the first-ever glimpse of a comet’s icy core! SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nz7zz8/happy-anniversary-giotto-the-probe-that-flew http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/03/Giotto_approaching_Comet_Halley-by-halleys-comet-30-years-ago https://arxiv.org/pdf/1208.5480.pdf https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/197/3/633/1006809 http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/03/Giotto_approaching_Comet_Halley https://space-facts.com/comets/ http://sci.esa.int/giotto/2404-giotto-di-bondone/ http://sci.esa.int/giotto/31716-summary/ http://sci.esa.int/giotto/47355-fact-sheet/ https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Giotto_overview http://sci.esa.int/giotto/48529-esa-remembers-the-night-of-the-comet/ https://www.britannica.com/science/comet-astronomy/Nature-of-comets#ref330435 IMAGE SOURCES: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/sputnik-one-satellite-gm113124947-1171246 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/lunar-lander-model-gm172163461-274640 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/curiosity-rover-isolated-gm1056455762-282338671 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012900/a012900/12900_comet_tailsV7.mp4 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lspn_comet_halley.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giotto_di_Bondone_-_No._18_Scenes_from_the_Life_of_Christ_-_2._Adoration_of_the_Magi_-_WGA09195.jpg https://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/03/Giotto_approaching_Comet_Halley https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Views_in_the_Main_Control_Room_(12052189474).jpg http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2000/08/Artist_s_impression_of_Giotto_and_Comet_Halley https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Halley%27s_Comet_-_May_29_1910.jpg


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