25 September 2015
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s Imhotep region: conditions change rapidly on comet’s surface
... Imhotep region (named after the Egyptian polymath and high priest of the sun god Ra) of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko were recently recorded by Rosetta. New features were expanding “by a few tens of centimetres per hour,” according to astronomer...
December 2014
The vanity of machines
I was here – Rosetta’s self-portrait as it passes Mars, one of four planetary gravity assists needed to boost the spacecraft onto the trajectory to meet its target, comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
January 2020
Small body missions unveil interplanetary secrets
... but today it is believed that 20 percent or less is more likely. Missions like ESA’s Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, with an extensive set of instruments, showed that the deuterium to hydrogen ratio is much larger than that found...
11 August 2015
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko puts on a show as captured by Rosetta camera OSIRIS
... camera has captured stunning images of a plume of dust and gas erupting from the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it moves closer and closer to the sun. According to ESA, which is in charge of the Rosetta mission, the emission...
18 August 2015
ESA, comet visualisation, and open data
How did ESA build its amazing new visualisation tool for comet 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko? Well, as the terrific Emily Lakdawalla explains in a recent blog post, it began with a 3D model created by space enthusiast ...
August 2016
Rosetta overcomes major setback
... one year longer (due to an additional Earth swing-by in the first year of flight). The target would be 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a larger comet than Wirtanen, with an estimated radius of 2 km. This posed a significant stress on the team, and at the...
