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Eerie Comet Landscape Revealed by Rosetta Spacecraft Photos
By Calla Cofield published
A deluge of new photos by the Rosetta spacecraft shows the haunting alien landscape on the surface of a comet. The images were captured during Rosetta's closest flyby of the space rock.
What It Would Be Like to Live On a Comet
By Joseph Castro published
Living on comets requires great care — the gravity is so weak that you could easily jump off the frozen bodies and into space.
Rosetta Spacecraft Gets Confused by Rough Comet 'Weather'
By Ian O'Neill published
As the European Rosetta spacecraft continues to explore Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it gradually gets closer to the sun, it's having to deal with some very inclement orbital weather.
On Comet, Philae Lander Still Silent as Europe Keeps Listening
By Elizabeth Howell published
The first spacecraft to make a soft-landing on a comet is still quiet on the dusty cosmic body, despite being hailed by another probe orbiting the lander.
Rosetta Spacecraft Listens for Wake-Up Call From Philae Comet Lander
By Elizabeth Howell published
The first human-made spacecraft to soft-land on the surface of a comet might be waking up soon.
Rosetta Spacecraft Sees Its Shadow on a Comet (Photo)
By Mike Wall published
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft took the picture during a close flyby of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Feb. 14, when the sun, spacecraft and comet were all neatly aligned.
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