NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers. The estimated diameter is approximately 80 miles (120…
Read the articleAs Rosetta’s comet approached its most active period last year, the spacecraft spotted carbon dioxide ice – never before seen on a comet – followed by…
Read the articleRosetta is set to complete its historic mission in a controlled descent to the surface of its comet on 30 September, with the end of mission…
Read the articleAnimation visualising Rosetta’s two-year journey around Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The animation begins on 31 July 2014, during Rosetta’s final approach to the comet after its ten-year journey…
Read the articleSilent since its last call to mothership Rosetta seven months ago, the Philae lander is facing conditions on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko from which it is unlikely to…
Read the articleOne year since Philae made its historic landing on a comet, mission teams remain hopeful for renewed contact with the lander, while also looking ahead to…
Read the articleSince its arrival at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft has been surveying the surface and the environment of this curiously shaped body. But…
Read the articleESA’s Rosetta spacecraft has provided evidence for a daily water-ice cycle on and near the surface of comets. Comets are celestial bodies comprising a mixture of…
Read the articleThe adventure continues: ESA today confirmed that its Rosetta mission will be extended until the end of September 2016, at which point the spacecraft will most…
Read the articleHere’s a replay of the media briefing at the Paris Air Show with members of the Rosetta team following contact being re-established with Rosetta’s Philae lander.…
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