Comets
Did Philae Land In That Comet Crater? One Month Later, The Search Continues
Don't forget about Philae! The comet lander made a touchdown a month ago this week on its target, marking the…
C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy – A Binocular Comet in Time for Christmas
Hmmm. Something with a long white beard is making an appearance in northern skies this week. Could it be Santa Claus?…
Philae’s Wild Comet Landing: Crater Grazing, Spinning And Landing In Parts Unknown
No, scientists haven't found Philae yet. But as they churn through the scientific data on the comet lander, more information…
Rosetta Comet Sounds Make ‘Across The Universe’ Song Oh So Spooky
It's not quite across the universe from us, but Rosetta's comet is a fair distance away -- outside the orbit…
Where The Heck Did Philae Land? Rosetta Team Narrows The Cometary Search
The first soft comet landing Nov. 12 showed us how space missions can quickly drift to the unexpected. Philae's harpoons…
With Philae Delivered, Rosetta Will Play ‘Comet Escort’ Through 2015
With the Philae mission down on the comet and preliminary science results coming from its brief science surge on the…
Thud! Sound Of Philae’s Comet Landing Shows Signs Of Possible Ice
https://soundcloud.com/dlrde/touchdown-philae-on-comet-67p And we have touchdown! This is what the feet of the Philae lander experienced as the spacecraft touched down…
Philae Lander Early Science Results: Ice, Organic Molecules and Half a Foot of Dust
An uncontrolled, chaotic landing. Stuck in the shadow of a cliff without energy-giving sunlight. Philae and team persevered. With just 60…
No ‘Rubber Duckie’! Rosetta’s Comet Looks Weird In Decade-Old Hubble Model
Okay, let's take a deep breath about Rosetta and remember just how far we've come since the mission arrived at…
Philae’s Incredible Comet-Landing Sequence Shows Up In Fresh Rosetta Images
Wow! New images released from the Rosetta spacecraft orbiting Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko show the spacecraft coming in for its (first) landing…