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Concerns over ESA’s Data Release Policy Amidst Rosetta Comet Landing
This week, history was made as the Rosetta mission's Philae lander touched down on the surface of 67P/Churnyumov-Gerasimenko. Days before…
Philae Ready to Take Flying Leap to Historic Comet Landing (Coverage Information)
We are now in the final hours before Rosetta’s Philae lander is released to attempt a first-ever landing on a…
Comet’s Head Selected as Landing Site for Rosetta’s Historic Philae Lander
The ‘head’ of the bizarre comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has been selected as the primary landing site for the Rosetta spacecraft's attached…
How Do You Land on a Comet? Very Carefully.
ESA has announced that on September 15, the team from the Rosetta mission will reveal the landing site for the…
Rosetta Now Up Close to Comet 67P – Snapping Mapping Mosaics for Momentous Philae Landing
Four-image photo mosaic comprising images taken by Rosetta's navigation camera on 31 August 2014 from a distance of 61 km…
5 Landing Site Candidates Selected for Rosetta’s Historic Philae Comet Lander
Five candidate sites were identified on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for Rosetta’s Philae lander. The approximate locations of the five regions are…
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Coma Dust Collection Science starts for Rosetta at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
With the historic arrival of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft at destination Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko flawlessly accomplished on August…
What’s Ahead for Rosetta – ‘Finding a Landing Strip’ on Bizarre Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Where would you land here? Newly released NAVCAM image taken by Rosetta on 5 August 2014 from a distance of…
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Rosetta Arrives at ‘Scientific Disneyland’ for Ambitious Study of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko after 10 Year Voyage
The image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was taken by Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 3 August 2014 from a distance of…
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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…