Philae touchdown: lander status and first descent image

Highlights from coverage of ESA's Rosetta mission soft-landing its Philae probe on a comet, the first…

Philae touchdown: lander status and first descent image

Highlights from coverage of ESA's Rosetta mission soft-landing its Philae probe on a comet, the first…

Highlights: Rosetta mission comet landing up to lander separation

Highlights from the Rosetta mission media briefings at ESA's Space Operations Centre (ESOC), on 12 November,…

Comet over Darmstadt

Comparing Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko with the city of Darmstadt, Germany, home to ESA's European Space Operations Centre…

NAVCAM top 10 at 10 km – 5

In this scene from the large lobe of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, sets of long, parallel grooves and…

NAVCAM top 10 at 10 km – 3

This scene features the boulder named Cheops, the largest and brightest boulder towards the top left…

NAVCAM top 10 at 10 km – 8

This scene presents a dramatic view across the body of the large lobe of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.…

NAVCAM top 10 at 10 km – 9

Boulders seem to defy gravity in this view, apparently clinging to the steep sides of the…

NAVCAM top 10 at 10 km – 10

This view focuses on the boulder-strewn neck region of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, with the smaller lobe on…

NAVCAM top 10 at 10 km – 6

This view highlights the distinctive flat feature set atop a raised plateau on the larger lobe…