Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Stunning Images from Rosetta Show Closeup Views of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Rosetta has arrived! After traveling more than ten years, ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft reached comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. These most recent images shared…
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Rosetta on Final Approach to Historic Comet Rendezvous – Watch Live Here
ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft on final approach to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in early August 2014. This collage of navcam imagery from Rosetta…
Rosetta Probe Swoops Closer to Comet Destination than ISS is to Earth and Reveals Exquisite Views
Europe’s Rosetta comet hunter achieved another milestone today, Aug 4, swooping in closer to its long sought destination than the…
Rosetta Orbiter less than 500 Kilometers from Comet 67P Following Penultimate Trajectory Burn
The Rosetta comet chaser is currently less than 500 kilometers (300 miles) from its target destination, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko following today’s…
Rosetta’s Comet Is Too Hot For Complete Ice Surface, Spacecraft En Route Reveals
Anyone eager for a comet countdown? It's just a few days now until the Rosetta spacecraft arrives near Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko…
Neck Of Rosetta’s ‘Rubby Duckie’ Comet Shows A Bright Ring
Rosetta's "rubber duckie" comet appears to be wearing a collar! New images of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from the spacecraft, which is…
Rosetta’s Comet Looks Like A Kidney Flying Through Space
Up for a little abstract art, anyone? The latest images of the nucleus of Rosetta's comet makes it look like…
Rise And Shine! Rosetta’s Comet Emerges From Behind Sun, Much Brighter Than Before
After four months behind the sun from Earth's perspective, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is back in view -- and brighter than ever! New…
Rosetta Is Happily Awake, But Comet Lander Will Slumber Until March
Now that Rosetta has (leisurely) arose from a 31-month slumber in space, the next step is to figure out how…
Can You Help Wake Up a Spacecraft?
On January 20, 2014 it will be time for the snoozing Rosetta spacecraft to awaken from 31 months of hibernation.…