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ESA’s Rosetta Mission sets November 12th as the Landing Date for Philae
ESA Rosetta mission planners have selected November 12th, one day later than initially planned, for the historic landing of Philae…
Comet’s Head Selected as Landing Site for Rosetta’s Historic Philae Lander
The ‘head’ of the bizarre comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has been selected as the primary landing site for the Rosetta spacecraft's attached…
Philae Snaps a Spacetastic Selfie
Spacecraft "selfies" are always a treat and this one is doubly awesome: taken by the Philae lander piggybacked onto ESA's…
Rosetta Captures Breathtaking Comet Views Advancing Landing Site Selection
The Rosetta spacecraft is capturing ever more breathtaking views of its target comet that are significantly advancing landing site selection…
Rosetta Now Up Close to Comet 67P – Snapping Mapping Mosaics for Momentous Philae Landing
Four-image photo mosaic comprising images taken by Rosetta's navigation camera on 31 August 2014 from a distance of 61 km…
5 Landing Site Candidates Selected for Rosetta’s Historic Philae Comet Lander
Five candidate sites were identified on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for Rosetta’s Philae lander. The approximate locations of the five regions are…
Take a Flight Over a Massive Aurora
Post by Alexander Gerst. Or perhaps I should say "eine grosse Aurora!" ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst made this time-lapse of a…
Rosetta Moving Closer to Comet 67P Hunting for Philae Landing Site
http://youtu.be/CNGu7KbXzOs Animation Caption: Possible landing sites on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The model shows the illumination of the comets surface and regions…
Cygnus Cargo Carrier Concludes with Fiery Reentry Aug. 17 – Amazing Astronaut Photos
Cygnus reentry [17 Aug 2014]. In 84 days Reid, Max and I will ride home inside such an amazing fireball!…
James Webb Space Telescope’s Pathfinder Mirror Backplane Arrives at NASA Goddard for Critical Assembly Testing
The central piece of the “pathfinder” backplane that will hold all the mirrors for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…