A four-image NAVCAM montage comprises images taken on 18 October from a distance of 9.8 km from the centre of comet 67P/C-G – about 7.8 km from the surface. The […]
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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko As Seen 45 Years Ago
It was 45 years ago when astronomer Klim Churyumov and Svetlana Gerasimenko, one of his researchers, unwittingly began a new chapter in the history of space exploration. During a comet-hunting […]
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Primary Landing Site Confirmed for Philae
ESA has given the green light for its Rosetta mission to deliver its lander, Philae, to the primary site on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 12 November, in the first-ever attempt at a […]
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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Fires Its Jets
The four images that make up this montage of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko were taken on Sept. 26, 2014 by the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft. At the time, Rosetta was about […]
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Philae Will Land On Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 12 November
The European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission will deploy its lander, Philae, to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 12 November. Philae’s landing site, currently known as Site J, is located […]
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Anomaly in Satellites’ Flybys Confounds Scientists
Since the beginnings of space exploration, many spacecraft have gone into a hyperbolic orbit around planets or moons with the aim of taking advantage of their gravitational energy and go […]
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ESA Selects Site, Manages Expectations for Comet Landing
Rosetta’s managers said the selected site is the best of a difficult set of options given the nature and shape of the comet.
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300 CNES Managers and Experts Meet in Toulouse to Ready for Space Challenges Ahead
CNES’s 300 managers and experts gathered in Toulouse on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 September around the members of the agency’s Executive Committee. This seminar offered the opportunity to underline […]
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JPL to Host ‘NASA Social’ Highlighting Comets
NASA will hold a one-day NASA Social for up to 50 of its social media followers on Oct. 13, 2014, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The […]
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Comet ISON’s Final Hours
On November 28th of last year, thousands of people worldwide watched Comet ISON’s fiery ride past the Sun. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) have […]
