Japan Launches Hayabusa2 Asteroid Mission
On Dec. 3, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched its Hayabusa2 mission to rendezvous with an asteroid, land a small probe plus three mini…
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European Astronomers Spot One of the Faintest Asteroids Ever
European experts have spotted one of the faintest asteroids ever found – a chunk of space rock thought to be about 100 m in diameter beyond…
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A Frosty Morning on Mars
Thanks to a break in the dusty ‘weather’ over the giant Hellas Basin at the beginning of this year, ESA’s Mars Express was able to look…
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The Philae Lander’s 3 Touchdowns
After achieving touchdown on a comet for the first time in history, scientists and engineers are busy analysing this new world and the nature of the…
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Comet Landing Briefing in 1 Hour
There’s an #ESAHangout on results from the comet landing with the Rosetta and Philae teams, today at 13:00 GMT / 14:00 CET.… Read the rest of…
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Youthful Compact Galaxies Age Prematurely
Researchers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have uncovered young, massive, compact galaxies whose raucous star-making parties are ending early. The firestorm of…
Read the articleWelcome to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
The Rosetta spacecraft’s Philae lander is safely on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, as these first two CIVA images confirm. One of the lander’s three feet…
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After a ten-year journey, Rosetta and Philae had finally reached their destination, Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Rosetta spent many weeks studying the comet, sending lots of information back…
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