Comet collision caused rapid carbon rise in ancient times
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Defunct Philae found on the surface of the comet
As Rosetta's mission draws close to an end, its high-resolution camera snapped a few photos of the Philae lander.
What comet dust looks like, courtesy of ESA’s Rosetta mission
Researchers have documented a more familiar curiosity: what dust particles on a comet look like.
Remembering Edmond Halley!
November 8 - it is the birthday of the famous English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist who is best ...
Big Surprise: Rosetta finds primordial oxygen on a comet
For the first time, astronomers have detected primordial oxygen gassing out from a comet
NASA plans hitching rides on comets to explore the solar system
It's ludicrous, but it might just be crazy enough to work. On Monday, during the American Institute of Aeronautics and ...
Rosetta spacecraft finds huge sinkholes on comet’s surface
Rosetta is a robotic space probe built and launched by the European Space Agency. Along with Philae, its lander module, ...
Rosetta to continue its mission and land on a comet
The European Space Agency has confirmed that the Rosetta mission will continue until at least September 2016, when it will ...
Comets are like deep fried ice cream: cold in the core, crunchy and hard at the surface
Just like a deep fried scoop of ice cream, comets, such as the much heralded Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko which saw a ...
Earth may have generated its own water – geologically
A new study may have finally found where Earth's water came from. There are currently two competing theories, with one ...
Water didn’t come from comets, Rosetta analysis shows
As you might remember, a few days ago we were telling you about the fantastic success of the Rosetta mission ...
First full colour image of Comet 67P captured by Rosetta probe; meanwhile, Philae lost a leg
Only a couple of weeks ago, a historic rendezvous between the Rosetta spacecraft and Comet 67P was made after a 10-year round-trip journey of ...
Organic molecules found on comet
As we were telling you already in several articles, the Rosetta probe is in orbit of a comet - the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ...
Rosetta’s Philae probe landed on a comet – why this is HUGE news
OK, so we've been keeping you up to date with what's been happening with the Rosetta mission, but we had ...
Rosetta comet landing – watch it as it happens! [live blog]
In case you're not aware, the European Space Agency is just now trying to send Rosetta's lander, Philae, towards the comet ...
Rosetta mission discovers the comet that “sings”
The Rosetta probe found a comet which "sings". Image via ABC. As I am writing this, ...
The Rosetta Probe Prepares for First Ever Comet Landing
Launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), the Rosetta probe is nearing a crucial part in its mission - it ...
The most detailed topography of a comet
Ten years ago, the European Space Agency launched the Rosetta probe tasked to orbit a comet for the very first ...
Rapidly rotating asteroid blazes with six tails trailing
This oddball cosmic body, called P/2013 P5, has puzzled astronomers for a while. By mass and orbit, it can only ...
First ever evidence of a comet striking Earth – a piece of it lies in Tutankhamon’s brooch
For the first time, researchers have found evidence of a comet entering Earth’s atmosphere and exploding, obliterating everything in its ...