Rosetta's Comet Looms In The Dark In Close-Up Spacecraft Shot
Wow! Rosetta is getting ever-closer to its target comet by the day. This navigation camera shot from Aug. 23 shows that the spacecraft is so close to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that it’s difficult to fit the entire 2.5-mile (four-kilometer) comet in a single frame. As the European Space Agency explained, the way that Rosetta is taking … Continue reading "Rosetta’s Comet Looms In The Dark In Close-Up Spacecraft Shot"
Elizabeth Howell