Rosetta’s deployment of Philae with Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in the background. The animation begins with Philae still…
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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…
Demonstrating Rosetta’s Philae lander on the Space Station
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst performs a demonstration of how ESA’s Rosetta mission will attempt to put…
Installing Hydra
The Hydra – short for Hydraulic Multi-axis Shaker – at ESA’s technology centre simulates the extreme…
Installing Hydra
The Hydra – short for Hydraulic Multi-axis Shaker – at ESA’s technology centre simulates the extreme…
Installing Hydra
The Hydra – short for Hydraulic Multi-axis Shaker – at ESA’s technology centre simulates the extreme…
Comet detail – 30 October 2014 (a)
An image of a portion of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko obtained on 30 October, 2014 by Rosetta's OSIRIS…
Comet detail – 30 October 2014 (b)
A deliberately saturated version of this image to bring out details in a shadowed region of…
The ‘dark side’ of the comet
A rare glimpse at the dark side of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Light backscattered from dust particles in…
Comet detail – 30 October 2014 (a)
An image of a portion of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko obtained on 30 October, 2014 by Rosetta's OSIRIS…