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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…
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…
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Coma Dust Collection Science starts for Rosetta at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
With the historic arrival of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft at destination Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko flawlessly accomplished on August…
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Rosetta Arrives at ‘Scientific Disneyland’ for Ambitious Study of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko after 10 Year Voyage
The image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was taken by Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 3 August 2014 from a distance of…
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…
Trojans May Yet Rain Down
It would be an interesting survey to catalog the initial reactions readers have to "Trojans". Do you think first of…