Comet on 4 August 2014 – NavCam

Full-frame NAVCAM image taken on 4 August 2014 from a distance of about 234 km from…

Philae’s panoramic camera

Rosetta’s lander Philae is equipped with the CIVA instrument (Comet Infrared and Visible Analyser) of six…

How to orbit a comet

What happens after Rosetta arrives at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko? This animation describes the key dates for the…

Comet on 3 August 2014 – NavCam

Full-frame NAVCAM image taken on 3 August 2014 from a distance of about 300 km from…

Handover of the Gaia flag to mark start of science operations

Seven months after launch and following extensive commissioning, ESA’s Gaia satellite is ready to start its…

Comet on 2 August 2014 – NavCam

Full-frame NAVCAM image taken on 2 August 2014 from a distance of about 500 km from…

Comet from 1000 km

This image was acquired 1 August at 04:48 CEST (02:48 GMT) by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle…

Comet on 1 August 2014 – NavCam

Full-frame NAVCAM image taken on 1 August 2014 from a distance of about 1026 km from…

Sunrise at the comet (visualisation)

Using recent OSIRIS shape models and images, scientists at the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, France, have…

Sunrise at the comet (visualisation)

Using recent OSIRIS shape models and images, scientists at the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, France, have…