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‘Perfume’ Captures the Smell of Comet 67/P and it’s Awful

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jun 28, 2016 08:29 PM EDT

Rosetta also detected the presence of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

Galileo Project Manager Claudia Alexander Dies At 56

Cecille Marie Gumban |

Jul 18, 2015 04:13 AM EDT

Claudia Alexander is known for being a brilliant scientist, she was the Project Manager for the Galileo spacecraft mission to Jupiter and had worked in the International Rosetta space exploration. Unfortunately, she died at the age of 56.

Scientists Find Frozen Water On Comet, Another Proof Water on Earth Was Brought By Comets

Marcel Woo |

Feb 02, 2015 07:52 AM EST

Scientists who celebrated the successful orbiting of a comet by spacecraft Rosetta were in for much more surprise when the probe found an unexpected patch of frozen water on the comet's surface.

Rosetta will Search for Philae Next February

Ana Verayo |

Dec 18, 2014 06:44 AM EST

ESA scientists are now preparing the Rosetta probe for its closest flyby ever of comet 67P on February to search for the missing lander.

Philae Data Reveals that Water on Earth came from Asteroids, not Comets

Ana Verayo |

Dec 11, 2014 04:12 AM EST

Asteroids have a lower deuterium and hydrogen ratio more similar to liquid water on Earth.

Check Out Comet 67P's First True Color Photo

Ana Verayo |

Dec 02, 2014 01:54 AM EST

Previous images of Comet 67P were all grayish and were taken by Rosetta's NAVCAM.

Hear How the First Comet Landing Sounds Like

Ana Verayo |

Nov 20, 2014 08:28 PM EST

ESA's Philae lander's historic landing on comet 67P was recorded by its on board instruments, featuring a distinct sound.

Time and Energy Running out for Philae Lander

Nyrene Paranga |

Nov 14, 2014 07:49 AM EST

Philae's current location only allows few hours of illumination from sunlight.

ESA Reveals First Picture of Philae Lander on Comet 67P

Marco Foronda |

Nov 14, 2014 06:14 AM EST

ESA is happy to show the first photo of Philae Lander on Comet 67P.

Hear Comet 67P's Song Courtesy of the Rosetta Probe

Ana Verayo |

Nov 14, 2014 05:23 AM EST

Comet 67P is 'singing."

India Releases Photos of Comet Siding Spring Taken by its Mars Orbiter

Marco Foronda |

Nov 13, 2014 02:23 AM EST

Comet Siding Spring passed Mars on October 19 and was successfully photographed by the spacecraft's cameras.

A Historic Comet Landing for Mankind but Philae's Status Still Unknown after Harpoon Failure

Ana Verayo |

Nov 12, 2014 09:38 PM EST

Initial data revealed the landing was very precise and really close to the originally planned landing site.

An image taken by the Philae lander as it descended toward the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Rosetta Philae Probe Successfully Lands On Comet, But Has Anchor Problems

Dan Weisman |

Nov 12, 2014 09:05 PM EST

The European Space Agency's (ESA) robot probe has made the first ever landing on a comet; however, an anchoring mechanism developed difficulties, possibly hampering further exploration.