Comet on 15 February 2015 – NavCam

This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was taken from a distance of 125 km from…

Polish human centrifuge

How do you prepare for the unique experience of weightlessness on a parabolic aircraft flight? An…

Polish human centrifuge

How do you prepare for the unique experience of weightlessness on a parabolic aircraft flight? An…

Radiation testing for space

The apparent void of space is actually awash in high-energy particle radiation, which can have just…

Rosetta’s closest encounter

Final goodbye

Last Saturday, ESA’s fifth and last Automated Transfer Vehicle, Georges Lemaître, undocked from the International Space…

Rosetta’s closest encounter

On 14 February 2015, Rosetta made its closest encounter with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasemenko at just 6 km…

14 February close flyby, 4:32 GMT

Four-image montage of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko comprising images taken on 14 February 2015 during the first dedicated…

14 February close flyby, 19:42 GMT

Four-image montage of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko comprising images taken on 14 February 2015 during the first dedicated…

14 February close flyby, 14:15 GMT

Four-image mosaic of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko comprising images taken on 14 February 2015 during the first dedicated…