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Tag: Rosetta
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.
We have new data from the Philae lander – it identifies several new organic molecules on Comet 67P, charts internal structure
Two different Philae instruments, known as Ptolemy and COSAC (Cometary Sampling and Composition), hunted for organic compounds— the building blocks ...
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, ...
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 ...
Rosetta Illustrates the Miracles of Space Science
This is an article by Dave Syndergaard, professor in the Space Studies program at the American Public University. Miraculous. That's the first ...
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 ...