(Washington DC – February 23, 2015) The National Space Society announces that the European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta mission team is the winner of its 2015 Space Pioneer Award for […]
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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Activity Observed by Rosetta
This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was taken from a distance of 124 km from the centre of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 6 February 2015. The 1024 x 1024 pixel […]
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Rosetta Comet Exploration Team Earns Swigert Award for Space Exploration
During 2014, the remarkable success of the Rosetta Comet Mission, led by the European Space Agency (ESA), fascinated followers around the world. In recognition of this astonishing accomplishment, the Space […]
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Rosetta Data Reveals More Surprises About Comet 67P
As the Rosetta spacecraft orbits comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, an international team of scientists have discovered that the comet’s atmosphere, or coma, is much less homogenous than expected and comet outgassing varies […]
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Getting to Know Rosetta’s Comet
Rosetta is revealing its host comet as having a remarkable array of surface features and with many processes contributing to its activity, painting a complex picture of its evolution. In […]
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Rosetta’s Comet: Shades of Grey
Like many small bodies in space such as most asteroids, Rosetta’s comet 67P appears grey. This can be seen in images obtained by Rosetta’s scientific imaging system OSIRIS after careful […]
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Rosetta Fuels Debate on Origin of Earth’s Oceans
Rosetta fuels debate on origin of Earth’s oceansESA’s Rosetta spacecraft has found the water vapour from its target comet to be significantly different to that found on Earth. The discovery […]
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Rosetta Comet Landing in ‘Thud’ and 3D
A 3D image shows what it would look like to fly over the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The image was generated from data collected by the Rosetta Lander Imaging System […]
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Three Touchdowns for Rosetta’s Lander
After achieving touchdown on a comet for the first time in history, scientists and engineers are busy analysing this new world and the nature of the landing. Touchdown was confirmed […]
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Rosetta Debugging, NASA Data: Discuss & Debate on InformationWeek Radio
Want to know more? Then join InformationWeek Radio Host Curtis Franklin for this Friday’s edition of “This InformationWeek,” a weekly Internet Radio broadcast that looks back at the week in […]
