December 2014
Rosetta revelations: the fabric of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
...still should be feasible to at least find precursor molecules of amino acids if they are there. Our Kuiper belt comet 67P/C-G seems to be a fantastic object to study. We were very much astonished to find already a very rich mix of chemical substances...
29 September 2016
Rosetta on the way to its final resting place on Churyumov-Gerasimenko
... temperature and gravity field. This November 2014 shows an image taken by Rosetta's lander Philae on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Credit: ESA The closest Rosetta had ever been to the surface was about 1.9 km—now it will get...
06 September 2016
Philae's final resting place has been found
... lander, whose precise location until yesterday was still not known. Now wedged into a dark crack on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, the lander was last seen when it first touched down at Agilkia – Philae’s target landing site, named...
25 May 2018
New research suggests Pluto could be one giant comet
... only confirmed just a few years ago when ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft rendezvoused with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and made the first in situ measurement of the compound. One sticking point to the theory is that if Pluto ...
30 September 2016
Historic Rosetta mission ends
...Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA > 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet at 8.9 km. Credit: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team... MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA > 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet at 5.7 km. Credit:ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team ...
30 November 2020
Researchers discover solid phosphorus in comet 67P
... first spacecraft to examine up close the activity of a frozen icy body as it was warmed by the Sun. The comet was 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and the journey to study this relic of the Solar System took 10 years. During the probe’s 17 month...
