20 January 2016
Rick Tumlinson Asks and Answers: If Space is So Hard, Why Should We Go there?
... of breaking boundaries in order to reach new horizons in space. TEDxESA talks more: Geraint “Taff” Morgan Discusses Using Rosetta's Technology Back on Earth Chef Thorsten Schmidt, “the Nordic Alchemist”, Tells the Story of Preparing a Special Meal...
03 January 2017
What did 2016 do for us?
...-REx spacecraft jetted off towards Bennu and Philae’s final resting place was found shortly before Rosetta ended its mission by crash landing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenk. Back on Earth, SpaceX went from strength...
22 December 2017
Where is NASA going next?
... 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko to determine its origin and history. The comet has already been studied by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft and it is now the final resting place of the Philae lander. Philae touched down on 12 November 2014...
17 May 2019
First science results released on Ultima Thule
... giant comet, made up of roughly a billion smaller objects that are similar in composition to 67P/C-G, the comet surveyed by Rosetta. If Ultima Thule turns out to be made of the same stuff, perhaps that could help shed light on Pluto...
07 February 2020
ESA's Solar Orbiter mission set to launch on 10 February
... launch!" “We have more than 100 years of combined experience flying space missions in our division, from the Rosetta landing, to BepiColombo and Venus Express,” says Sylvain Lodiot, Spacecraft Operations Manager for the mission. “We’re now...
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...
