La Mancha plateau, Spain

The area pictured lies on the southeast end of the La Mancha plateau, Spain. The arid…

Giant solar flare

Halloween 2003 will live forever in the annals of solar history. In the space of two…

Rosetta and Philae at comet

Artist’s impression of the Rosetta orbiter deploying the Philae lander to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The image is…

Announcement of the selected Rosetta primary landing site and a backup

Fred Jansen, Rosetta mission manager, ESA; Stephan Ulamec, Philae lander manager, DLR; Markus Bauer, Science Programme…

Philae’s primary landing site

Philae’s primary landing site will target Site J, the centre of which is indicated by the…

Philae’s primary landing site in context

Context image showing the location of the primary landing site for Rosetta’s lander Philae. Site J…

Philae’s primary landing site close-up

Close-up of Philae’s primary landing site J, which is located on the ‘head’ of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.…

Philae’s primary landing site in 3D

This anaglyph image of Philae’s primary landing site on the ‘head’ of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko can be…

Philae’s backup landing site

Site C was chosen as the backup site for Rosetta’s lander Philae during the Landing Site…

Replay: Rosetta landing site announcement

Since ESA's Rosetta spacecraft arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 6 August, the race has been on…