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Rosetta Discovery of Surprise Molecular Breakup Mechanism in Comet Coma Alters Perceptions
A NASA science instrument flying aboard the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft has made a very surprising discovery -…
How Long Will Our Spacecraft Survive?
There are many hazards out there, eager to disrupt and dismantle the mighty machines we send out into space. How…
Rosetta’s View of a Comet’s “Great Divide”
The latest image to be revealed of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comes from October 27, 2014, before the Philae lander even departed for its…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 26, 2015: Special Cosmoquest Hangoutathon Edition
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) Nicole Gugliucci (cosmoquest.org / @noisyastronomer) Nancy Atkinson (UniverseToday.com /…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 24, 2015: Bas Lansdorp, CEO of Mars One
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Bas Lansdorp, CEO of Mars One Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) Brian…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 17, 2015: Amy Shira Teitel and “Breaking the Chains of Gravity”
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Amy Shira Teitel (@astVintageSpace) discussing space history and her new book Breaking the Chains…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 10, 2015: Orbital Docking with Dr. Stephen Granade
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Stephen Granade (@sargent) Guests: Dave Dickinson (@astroguyz / www.astroguyz.com) Charles Black (@charlesblack /…
First Attempt to Contact Hibernating Philae Lander Will Be March 12
Where is the Philae lander and will it wake up again? Those are the questions the team at the DLR…
Dust Whirls, Swirls and Twirls at Rosetta’s Comet
Tell me this montage shouldn't be hanging in the Lourve Museum. Every time I think I've seen the "best image"…
The First Images Are In from Rosetta’s Valentine’s Day Comet Flyby
On Saturday, Feb. 14, the Rosetta spacecraft swooped low over the surface of comet 67P/C-G in the first dedicated close pass…