One month after comet rendezvous – Rosetta at EPSC
More than 800 scientists are gathering this week in Cascais, Portugal, for the 2014 European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC). One of the highlights of this year's meeting is a special session...
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COSIMA catches cosmic dust
While many of us spend time trying to eliminate dust, Rosetta’s COSIMA team have a different attitude – they are actively attempting to catch it. Today we heard that they succeeded and have the...
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A preliminary map of Rosetta’s comet
Scientists working on images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko have divided the comet’s surface into a number of different regions based on their morphology, revealing a unique, multifaceted world....
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VIRTIS maps comet ‘hot spots’
The VIRTIS team have produced maps of the surface temperature of comet 67P/C-G showing how the temperature varies across regions and with local time. Some examples of these were shown today during the...
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Rosetta and Philae snap selfie at comet
Using the CIVA imaging system on board Rosetta’s lander Philae, the spacecraft have snapped a ‘selfie’ at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta mission selfie at comet 67P/C-G, taken on 7 September....
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ROSINA tastes the comet’s gases
Rosetta’s ROSINA instrument, the Rosetta Orbiter Sensor for Ion and Neutral Analysis, has detected its first cometary volatile molecules. The results were presented at the European Planetary Science...
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GIADA tracks the dust
Following the trail of a minuscule dust particle through the depths of space may seem far-fetched, but that is effectively what the GIADA team have been doing recently, as they described at the...
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Science with the lander – what to expect when Philae meets 67P
When Rosetta’s Philae lander touches down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in two months time, a new chapter will begin for the mission. At the European Planetary Science Congress this week,...
View ArticleOne month after comet rendezvous – Rosetta at EPSC
More than 800 scientists are gathering this week in Cascais, Portugal, for the 2014 European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC). One of the highlights of this year’s meeting is a special session...
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COSIMA catches cosmic dust
While many of us spend time trying to eliminate dust, Rosetta’s COSIMA team have a different attitude – they are actively attempting to catch it. Today we heard that they succeeded and have the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A preliminary map of Rosetta’s comet
Scientists working on images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko have divided the comet’s surface into a number of different regions based on their morphology, revealing a unique, multifaceted world....
View ArticleClik here to view.
VIRTIS maps comet ‘hot spots’
The VIRTIS team have produced maps of the surface temperature of comet 67P/C-G showing how the temperature varies across regions and with local time. Some examples of these were shown today during the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rosetta and Philae snap selfie at comet
Using the CIVA imaging system on board Rosetta’s lander Philae, the spacecraft have snapped a ‘selfie’ at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta mission selfie at comet 67P/C-G, taken on 7 September....
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ROSINA tastes the comet’s gases
Rosetta’s ROSINA instrument, the Rosetta Orbiter Sensor for Ion and Neutral Analysis, has detected its first cometary volatile molecules. The results were presented at the European Planetary Science...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GIADA tracks the dust
Following the trail of a minuscule dust particle through the depths of space may seem far-fetched, but that is effectively what the GIADA team have been doing recently, as they described at the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Science with the lander – what to expect when Philae meets 67P
When Rosetta’s Philae lander touches down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in two months time, a new chapter will begin for the mission. At the European Planetary Science Congress this week,...
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