How Philae lands on the comet

At the moment of touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, landing gear will absorb the forces of landing…

Earth from Space: Dead Sea

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. The lowest…

Rosetta: landing on a comet

Rosetta will release its Philae lander when approximately 22 kilometres from the centre of the comet.…

Rosetta: studying comets

Taller than Japan’s Mount Fuji, comet 67P is being studied in detail by the orbiter. The…

Earth from Space: Dead Sea

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. The lowest…

Rosetta: landing on a comet

Rosetta will release its Philae lander when approximately 22 kilometres from the centre of the comet.…

Rosetta: studying comets

Taller than Japan’s Mount Fuji, comet 67P is being studied in detail by the orbiter. The…

Earth from Space: Dead Sea

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. The lowest…

How Rosetta deploys Philae

Rosetta’s deployment of Philae with Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in the background. The animation begins with Philae still…

Philae’s descent: closing in on the landing site

The final steps of Philae’s descent towards Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 12 November 2014, as seen by…