12 October 2020
Rarely detected star shredding event caught in unprecedented detail
... author of the new study. The detailed nature of the study could mean that the event acts as a ‘Rosetta stone’ for interpreting future observations of tidal disruption events, say the team. At the very least, it will...
04 October 2018
Space cluster launch takes UK beyond the final frontier
... at Westcott continue to play a key role in providing rocket engines for interplanetary missions such as the JUNO Mission, Rosetta probe and fueling the Galileo Satellites. The site is already home to NAMMO, European Astrotech, Airborne Engineering...
08 April 2019
Catching Stardust: Comets, Asteroids and the Birth of the Solar System
... provides an overview of relevant space missions, with two subsequent chapters concentrating on the Stardust and Rosetta missions, respectively. Following a penultimate chapter on space mining, the author concludes with the issue of ‘extinction...
21 June 2019
ESA's new mission to intercept a comet
... and evolution of comets,” says Günther Hasinger, ESA’s Director of Science. “The huge scientific achievements of Giotto and Rosetta – our legacy missions to comets – are unrivalled, but now it is time to build upon their successes and visit...
