Showing posts with label rosetta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rosetta. Show all posts
Friday, December 19, 2014
Rosetta to Swoop Down on Comet in February
Source - NASA Science News for Dec. 19, 2014
The European Space Agency’s orbiting Rosetta spacecraft is expected to come within four miles of the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in February 2015. The low flyby will be an opportunity for Rosetta to obtain imagery with a resolution of a few inches per pixel.
The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/19dec_rosettaswoop/
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Rosetta Reignites Debate over Earth's Oceans
Source - NASA Science News for Dec. 14, 2014
A popular theory holds that ocean water was brought to Earth by the ancient impacts of comets and asteroids. However, new data from the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft indicate that terrestrial water did not come from comets like 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/14dec_cometwater/
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Rosetta, Philae, and xkcd
The Rosetta Mission's Philae probe has landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Up to date information can be found at: http://rosetta.esa.int/
xkcd: Landing
Check the following URL for updates to this xkcd strip: http://xkcd.com/1446/
Shared under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License.
Credit: Randall Munroe
Monday, November 03, 2014
How to Land on a Comet
Source NASA Science News for Nov. 3, 2014
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is about to attempt something "ridiculously difficult" - landing a probe on the surface of a speeding comet.
The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/03nov_rosettalanding/
A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5iyZTXiX78&feature=youtu.be
License: Standard YouTube License
Friday, September 05, 2014
Rosetta Comet is Darker than Charcoal
Source - NASA Science News for September 5, 2014
A NASA instrument onboard Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has shown that the core of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is unusually dark--darker than charcoal-black--when viewed at ultraviolet wavelengths.
The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Candidate Comet Landing Sites Identified
Source - NASA Science News for August 26, 2014
The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission has chosen five candidate landing sites on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for its Philae lander. Philae's descent to the comet's nucleus, scheduled for this November, will be the first such landing ever attempted.
The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Rosetta Arrives at Target Comet
Source - NASA Science News for August 6, 2014
Today, after a decade-long journey chasing its target, the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe became the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
Historic Comet Rendezvous Today
Source - Space Weather News for August 6, 2014: http://spaceweather.com
ROSETTA COMET: The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe has reached 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and is maneuvering to go into orbit around the comet's core. This is an historic event. After Rosetta goes into orbit, it will follow the comet around the sun, observing its activity from point-blank range. Moreover, in November, Rosetta will drop a lander onto the comet's strange surface.
Check http://spaceweather.com for more information and links to a live webcast of today's rendezvous.
Saturday, August 02, 2014
Amazing New Photo of ESA's Rosetta Comet
NASA Science News for August 2, 2014
As the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft closes to within 1000 km of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the Rosetta science team has released a new image and temperature measurements of the comet's core. The temperature data show that 67P is too hot to be covered in ice and must instead have a dark, dusty crust.
The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
Thursday, July 24, 2014
New Views of the Rosetta Comet
Source - NASA Science News for July 24, 2014
As the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe approaches Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for an August rendezvous, the comet's core is coming into sharper focus. Today ESA released a new set of images and a must-see 3D model.
The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Rosetta Comet May Be a Contact Binary
Source - NASA Science News for July 17, 2014
New images of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko show that the target of ESA's Rosetta probe is no ordinary comet.
The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Rosetta Comet Comes Alive
Source - NASA Science News for June 3, 2014
Later this year, Europe's Rosetta probe will orbit and land on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. New images of the comet show that it will be a lively place when Rosetta arrives.
The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://youtu.be/4x-u3v_CTcM
License: Standard YouTube License
Friday, February 03, 2012
Mission to Land on a Comet
Source - NASA Science News for Feb. 2, 2012
Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft is en route to intercept a comet--and to make history. In 2014, Rosetta will enter orbit around 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and land a probe on it for a front row seat as the comet heads toward the disintegrating heat of the sun.
FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/
Below is a video version of this story which is also available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Rosetta Discovers Haunting Beauty in Deep Space
Source - NASA Science News for July 14, 2010
The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe is beaming back hauntingly beautiful images of mysterious asteroid Lutetia. Researchers discuss what the photos might mean in today's story from Science@NASA.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/
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