Rosetta’s investigations of its comet are continuing as the mission teams count down the last month to perihelion the closest point to the Sun along the comet’s orbit when the […]
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Active Pits Found on Rosetta’s Comet
Some of the dust jets emitted from Rosetta’s comet can be traced back to active pits on its surface. They could be the remnants of collapsed cavities. Cavities measuring up […]
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Rosetta Mission Extended
The adventure continues: ESA today confirmed that its Rosetta mission will be extended until the end of September 2016, at which point the spacecraft will most likely be landed on […]
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Rosetta’s Lander Philae Wakes Up from Hibernation
Rosetta’s lander Philae has woken up after seven months in hibernation on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The signals were received at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt at […]
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Rosetta Reveals Surprises in Comet 67P’s Coma
Rosetta’s continued close study of Comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko has revealed an unexpected process at work, causing the rapid breakup of water and carbon dioxide molecules spewing from the comet’s surface. Larger […]
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Rosetta and Philae Find Comet 67P Is Not Magnetized
Studying the properties of a comet can provide clues to the role that magnetic fields played in the formation of solar system bodies almost 4.6 billion years ago. The infant […]
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Rosetta Survives Close Encounter with Comet Debris
Europe’s Rosetta comet-chaser satellite has apparently survived a dangerously close flyby of Comet 67P, which it is accompanying toward the sun, despite a dazzling of its star trackers by cometary debris and a subsequent shutdown of its science instruments.
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Women in Aerospace Europe Hosts Rosetta Mission Panel
The IAF is pleased to invite you to Women in Aerospace Europe to host Rosetta Mission panel discussion at International Astronautical Federation Spring Meetings in Paris on March 24th Women […]
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Rosetta’s OSIRIS Detects Hints of Ice in Comet 67P’s Neck
The Hapi region on the neck of Rosetta’s comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko reflects red light less effectively than most other regions on the comet. It thus appears slightly bluish. he Hapi region […]
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OSIRIS Catches Glimpse of Rosetta’s Shadow
OSIRIS images taken during Rosetta’s close flyby on 14 February show 67P’s surface in remarkable detail and the shadow of the spacecraft encircled in a wreath of light. Several days […]
