Using the high-resolution science camera on board ESA's Rosetta spacecraft, scientists have identified more than a hundred patches of water ice a few metres in size on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2015
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Measurements made by Rosetta and Philae during the probe's multiple landings on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko show that the comet's nucleus is not magnetised.
Space Exploration
Apr 14, 2015
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On Nov. 12, 2014, the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission made history when its Philae lander touched down on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. While this exciting technical achievement gained lots of headlines, ...
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2015
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The mystery of where Earth's water came from got murkier Wednesday when some astronomers essentially eliminated one of the chief suspects: comets.
Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2014
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One of the biggest gambles in space history comes to a climax on Wednesday when Europe attempts to make the first-ever landing on a comet.
Space Exploration
Nov 8, 2014
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(Phys.org) —ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has made its first temperature measurements of its target comet, finding that it is too hot to be covered in ice and must instead have a dark, dusty crust.
Space Exploration
Aug 1, 2014
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Waking up after almost three years of hibernation, a comet-chasing spacecraft sent its first signal back to Earth on Monday, prompting cheers from scientists who hope to use it to land the first space lander onto a comet.
Space Exploration
Jan 20, 2014
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(PhysOrg.com) -- This morning, mission controllers confirmed that ESA’s comet chaser Rosetta had swung by Earth at 8:45 CET as planned, skimming past our planet to pick up a gravitational boost for an epic journey to rendezvous ...
Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2009
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On 9 October 2022 a flash of high-intensity gamma rays was detected by NASA's Swift satellite coming from a galaxy 1.9 billion light-years away. Dubbed the "BOAT"—the "brightest of all time"—GRB 221009A was so exceptionally ...
Astronomy
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Leading edge technology has uncovered secrets about a world-renowned fossil hoard that could offer vital clues about early life on Earth.
Evolution
Mar 17, 2023
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