It is so thoroughly mind bogglingly awe-inspiring that a bunch of tiny living things on one little planet in a seemingly infinite universe were able to fling a science experiment into space, chase a duck shaped rock for ten years, and then finally catch up and land on it. I had to stop and think about this one for a while. It can make a circus show feel a bit futile to consider some the massive projects that our fellow humans are up to on this little planet. Though I’ll clearly never fully comprehend the science and meticulousness that goes into launching a little space explorer pod off to run after a rock 317 million miles away, I can indisputably sit back in awe and applaud all of the little humans that made this improbable, wild idea a reality.
I would like to take this time to formally invite the inhabitants of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko or whatever you may call your distant land to step up your game and get your space programs up to par to pay us a visit in return. It really would be the polite thing to do.
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| Flying Ducky |
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| Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko |
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