Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Solid Phosphorus has been Found in Comets. This Means They Contain All the Raw Elements for Life
Did comets deliver the elements essential for life on Earth? It's looking more and more like they could have. At…
One of the Building Blocks of Life Can Form in the Harsh Environment of Deep Space Itself. No Star Required
In many ways, stars are the engines of creation. Their energy drives a whole host of processes necessary for life.…
Even Comets Can Have Auroras. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Does
The ESA's Rosetta mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ended four years ago. On September 30th 2016 the spacecraft was directed into…
Rosetta’s Philae Lander Was Alive on the Surface of 67P for 63 Hours, Trying to Communicate
In August 2014, the ESA's Rosetta spacecraft arrived at its destination, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, after a 10 year journey. Rosetta carried…
Rosetta Saw the Building Blocks of Life on Comet 67P
Why is there so little nitrogen in Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P)? That's a question scientists asked themselves when they looked at…
Rosetta Saw Collapsing Cliffs and Other Changes on 67P During its Mission
It seems that comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko is not the stoic, unchanging Solar System traveller that it might seem to be. Scientists…
Weekly Space Hangout: Jan 23, 2019: Marco Parigi, Asteroid/Comet Whisperer
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg & ChartYourWorld.org) Marco is a self-declared Asteroid/Comet whisperer.…
Rosetta Flew Through the Bow Shock of Comet 67P Several Times During its Mission
According to a new analysis of Rosetta data, the orbiter passed through the bow shock of Comet 67/P several times…
This was the Snowstorm Rosetta Saw When it Got 79 km Away From Comet 67P
The ESA recently released images taken by the Rosetta spacecraft when it witnessed a "snowstorm" while making a flyby of…
Rosetta Team Finds New, Final Image Hiding in the Data
ESA scientists have found one additional image from the Rosetta spacecraft hiding in the telemetry. This new image was found…