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Rosetta mission

An artist's impression of the Rosetta spacecraft shortly before hitting Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Sept. 30.
Technology
A scientist and her team wish their Rosetta comet probe a bittersweet farewell
A picture shot by ESA's Rosetta mission's OSIRIS instrument shows asteroid Lutetia at a distance of 3162 km (1964 miles) its closest approach, July 10, 2010. The images show that Lutetia is heavily cratered, having suffered many impacts during its 4.5 bil
Science
What’s a comet smell like? Scientist Monica Grady is keen to find out
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko compared to mountains
Global Scan
Just how big is that comet the European Space Agency is going to land on?
An artist's impression of ESA's Rosetta approaching comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The comet image was taken on August 2, 2014, by the spacecraft's navigation camera at a distance of about 500 km. The spacecraft and comet are not to scale.
Science
Scientists prepare for a historic landing on a ‘seething and sputtering and spitting’ comet
The Rosetta Probe is orbiting this comet as it makes its journey through the solar system.
Science
Europe’s space probe is poised for a trip around the solar system — with a comet