Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Rosetta Images Show Comet’s Changing Surface Close Up
Recently-released images from the Rosetta space probe show how the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko changes over time
Here’s Something We Never Thought We’d See on a Comet: Shifting Dunes
The Rosetta mission’s close-up views of the curiously-shaped Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko have already changed some long-held ideas about comets. But here’s…
Here Are the Last Images We’ll Ever See From Rosetta
The Rosetta team has released the final batch of images taken by the NAVCAM during the last month of its…
Journey’s End: Comet Crash for Rosetta Mission Finale
With a soft “awwww” from the mission team in the control center in Darmstadt, Germany, the signal from the Rosetta…
Rosetta Wows With Amazing Closeups of Comet 67P Before Final ‘Crunchdown’
After 10 years pursuing 67P/C-G and more than two years studying it from orbit, Rosetta made the comet's icy nucleus…
Goodbye Forever Philae; We Hardly Knew Ye
You can’t say they didn’t try, but the news is sad nonetheless. ESA announced the mission for the Philae lander…
Spectacular Celestial Fireworks Commemorate Perihelion Passage of Rosetta’s Comet
Sequence of OSIRIS narrow-angle camera images from 12 August 2015, just a few hours before the comet reached perihelion. Credits:…
Why is it Tough to Land on a Comet?
Why is landing on a comet so difficult and what does this tell us about future missions to comets and…
Rosetta Orbiter Approved for Extended Mission and Bold Comet Landing
Rosetta will attempt comet landing This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was taken on 15 June…
First Attempt to Contact Hibernating Philae Lander Will Be March 12
Where is the Philae lander and will it wake up again? Those are the questions the team at the DLR…