Rosetta rendezvous with comet

By Thomas Posted 06 Aug 2014 — 0 Comment ↓

ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft on final approach to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in early August 2014. This collage of imagery from Rosetta was taken on Aug. 1, 2, 3 and 4 from distances of 1026 km, 500 km, 300 km and 234 km. (ESA/Rosetta)

After a decade long chase of 6.4 billion kilometers (4 Billion miles) through interplanetary space the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft is now on final approach for its historic rendezvous with its target comet 67P scheduled for Wednesday morning, Continue reading →

Comet ISON is getting closer

By Thomas Posted 23 Sep 2013 — 0 Comment ↓

ESA’s space missions are getting ready to observe an icy visitor to the inner Solar System: Comet ISON, which might also be visible in the night sky later this year as a naked eye object. The comet was discovered in Continue reading →

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Rosetta rendezvous with comet

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