The Rosetta mission has given us remarkable images of comet 67P/C-G both from the orbiter, and recently from the Philae lander during its brief days before running out of power. Though its crust is very black, there are several indicators of an underlying icy morphology. Comet 67P displays...
The dual-camera OSIRIS (Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System) uses one narrow angle camera to take high-resolution images of the comet itself, while the other camera takes wide angle views to capture the dust and gas hovering above its surface. Each is outfitted with ...
In August 2014, ESA's Rosetta Spacecraft will rendezvous with Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and deploy the Philae lander. See photos from the Rosetta comet probe.
The Rosetta orbiter captured Philae bouncing around on Comet 67P/C-G's surface just after its first touchdown last week. See the amazing images here. Saturday, Nov. 15 Philae Comet Lander Falls Silent as Batteries Run Out The Philae lander has fallen silent after its historic comet landing o...
Between 2014 and 2016, the scientific camera system OSIRIS onboard ESA's Rosetta spacecraft captured almost 70000 images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. They not only document the most extensive and demanding comet mission to date, but also show the
In new images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken by Rosetta's onboard scientific imaging system OSIRIS, surface structures are becoming visible. The resolution of these images is now 100 meters per pixel. One of the most striking features is curren
Comets are time capsules containing primitive material left over from the epoch when the sun and its planets formed. Rosetta’s lander will obtain the first images taken from a comet’s surface and will provide the first analysis of a comet’s composition by drilling into the surface. Rosetta...
Rosetta, European Space Agency spacecraft that carried Philae, the first space probe to land on a comet. Rosetta was launched on March 2, 2004, by an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, on a 10-year mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The
Between March 27th and May 4th, Rosetta approached comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from a distance of around 5 million to 2 million kilometers. This sequence of images shows the comet’s movement against the background star field during this time. Rosetta (and the comet) are between 640 and...
A photo illustration shows the Philae lander descending onto the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet.ESA, ESA via Getty Images Philae is equipped with 10 sophisticated instruments and cameras. A 360-degree panorama was planned to give scientists a detailed look at the landing site, along with microsc...