There has been a flurry of activity surrounding comet 67p over the past few days. First, the biggest news. ESA’s... Read More
The European Space Agency captured the world’s imagination with the landing of the Philae lander on Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko... Read More
Rosetta’s mission team has plenty to smile about this month. The Philae lander woke up for a seven-month hibernation. And... Read More
It’s called perihelion. The time when Comet 67P makes its closest approach to the sun. ‘Close’ is relative in space.... Read More
It’s called the Visible, InfraRed and Thermal Imaging Spectrometer, or VIRTIS. And it’s one of 11 science instrument packages aboard... Read More
We’ve come a long way in our understanding of comet 67p/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. In March 2014, the ESA’s Rosetta probe took its... Read More
Last year, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft reached comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. For months, Rosetta studied the sun-facing portions of the... Read More
Last week, it was alcohol on Comet Lovejoy. Yesterday, it was oxygen molecules on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Oxygen joins a slew... Read More
The last time the European Space Agency received a signal from Rosetta’s lander (Philae) was on July 9, 2015. Attempts... Read More
Comet 67P slipped right between the spacecraft and the Sun, and the Rosetta team was ready to snap the image.... Read More
During Earth’s early years, comets and asteroids pummeled the planet and brought water and organic molecules with them. Billions of... Read More
On Friday (Sept. 2), Rosetta was within 2.7 kilometers of the comet’s surface when it captured this image. Enhance. Philae!... Read More
