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Rosetta on Final Approach to Historic Comet Rendezvous – Watch Live Here
ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft on final approach to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in early August 2014. This collage of navcam imagery from Rosetta…
Rosetta Probe Swoops Closer to Comet Destination than ISS is to Earth and Reveals Exquisite Views
Europe’s Rosetta comet hunter achieved another milestone today, Aug 4, swooping in closer to its long sought destination than the…
Rosetta Orbiter less than 500 Kilometers from Comet 67P Following Penultimate Trajectory Burn
The Rosetta comet chaser is currently less than 500 kilometers (300 miles) from its target destination, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko following today’s…
Rosetta Closing in on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko after Decade Long Chase
ESA’s Rosetta Spacecraft nears final approach to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in late July 2014. This collage of imagery from Rosetta combines…
It’s Alive! Rosetta’s Comet Flares As It Approaches The Sun
Wow! This image shows the target comet for the Rosetta mission starting to develop a tail. This bodes well for…
Two Rocket Launches Yesterday Provided Double The Space Fun
And we have liftoff -- two times over! Launch fans got a double treat yesterday when two space missions successfully…
Rosetta Spacecraft Spies Its Comet As It Prepares For An August Encounter
As Rosetta limbers up for its close-up encounter with a comet, we have visual confirmation that it's on the right…
Chelyabinsk ‘Was A Pretty Nasty Event’ And Is Spurring Asteroid Action
Looking at the power of the Chelyabinsk meteor (which struck a year ago and is visible starting around 1:15 in…
How We Will Retrieve Dead Satellites In The Future? Hint: It Likely Won’t Be Using Astronauts
I'll admit it: I'm too young to remember 1984. I wish I did, however, because it was a banner year…
Ghostly Cat’s Eye Nebula Shines In Space Telescope Calibration Image
Here's a glimpse of how a telescope gets ready for its main mission. The European Space Agency’s Gaia telescope is…