Rosetta Spacecraft

Learn more about the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft that arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on Aug. 6, 2014.

Related Topics: Comets, Asteroids, Meteors, Shooting Stars and Fireballs, NASA

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Three Images of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

New Rosetta Images Show Bright Neck of Probe's Target Comet

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

Images taken by a European probe en route to link up with a comet, have revealed a striking feature of the target comet coming into view.

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on July 14, 2014 (Processed View)

Comet Resembles 'Rubber Ducky' in European Spacecraft Views (Photos, Video)

By Mike Wall published

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Seen by Rosetta

Comet-Chasing European Probe Photographs Its Lumpy, Icy Target

By Mike Wall published

Rosetta Image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Rosetta Probe Sees Target Comet Quiet Down (Photo)

By Mike Wall published

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, with which the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe will rendezvous in early August, shows no signs of the dust cloud it sported in April and May, new photos reveal.

alan alda, world science festival

World Science Festival: Live Webcast Guide

By Tanya Lewis published

Leading scientists, artists and thinkers from around the world will convene here this week for the World Science Festival, and you can watch the talks live in a webcast.

Rosetta's comet destination

Comet-Chasing European Spacecraft Spies Icy Target (Photos)

By Megan Gannon published

Rosetta mission scientists cheer as the comet-chasing probe's first signal after awaking from a 2.5-year sleep is received at the European Space Agency's Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany on Jan. 20, 2014.

Sleeping Rosetta Spacecraft Wakes Up for Historic Comet Rendezvous and Landing

By Mike Wall published

The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe was scheduled to emerge from a 2.5-year-long hibernation at 5:00 a.m. EST today. See how the spacecraft awoke from its deep sleep in deep space.

Rosetta Spacecraft Deploying Philae Lander on Comet Artist Impression

Rosetta Spacecraft Waking Up for Final Leg of Comet Journey

By Charles Q. Choi published

Rosetta Spacecraft Artist Impression

Comet-Chasing Rosetta Spacecraft Wakes from Deep Sleep Monday: Watch It Live

By Tariq Malik published

Rosetta spacecraft will orbit a comet and release a lander.

How the Rosetta Spacecraft Will Land on a Comet (Infographic)

By Karl Tate published

The two-part Rosetta spacecraft is designed to orbit and land on a comet. See how it will orbit and land on the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in November 2014.

Rosetta Spacecraft Deploying Philae Lander on Comet Artist Impression

Europe's Comet-Chasing Spacecraft Gets Big Wake-Up Call Monday

By Mike Wall published

Rosetta Spacecraft Artist Impression

Comet-Hunting Probe to Awaken, Zero In On Target

By Irene Klotz published

Rosetta Spacecraft Artist Impression

Europe Launches Wake-Up Call Contest for Comet-bound Spacecraft

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

An artist's illustration of the European Space Agency's comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft.

Comet-Chasing Spacecraft to Awake from Deep-Space Hibernation Soon

By Megan Gannon published

Scene from NASA's Comet Quest iPhone game

NASA Launches Comet-Hunting iPhone Game

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Comet Quest app lets players take the wheel of the comet-hunting Rosetta spacecraft.

Peek at Huge Asteroid Provides More Questions Than Answers

Asteroid Lutetia Up Close: Flyby Photos From Rosetta Probe

By Space.com Staff published

See amazing views of asteroid 21 Lutetia from the July 2010 flyby of Europe's Rosetta probe.

OSIRIS clear filter image taken during the flyby of the Rosetta spacecraft at asteroid Lutetia on July 10, 2010.

Asteroid Lutetia May Have Heart of Hot Melted Metal

By Charles Q. Choi published

Asteroid Lutetia is the first space rock thought to have a hot, molten metal core, scientists say.

The Surprising Evolution of Deep Space Missions

How to Land on a Comet: Go South, Approach With Caution

By Space.com Staff published

A spacecraft that's been chasing down a comet for six years should drop its lander on the ice ball's southern half when it finally gets there, a new study has found.

Peek at Huge Asteroid Provides More Questions Than Answers

Peek at Huge Asteroid Provides More Questions Than Answers

By Clara Moskowitz published

A European space probe has beamed back a haunting image of an alien space rock with unique angles and surface coating.

Battered Asteroid a Survivor From Solar System's Birth

Battered Asteroid a Survivor From Solar System's Birth

By Denise Chow published