31 July 2015
New Rosetta data on 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko: from complex molecules to comet erosion
...landing on 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko last November has given humanity an unprecedented look at the processes that occur on comets. ESA has just published a thrilling report on the matter in a special edition of Science magazine – and it should appeal...
30 November 2015
“Alien Megastructure” Star's Dimming was Possibly Caused by Comets
... ranging from a huge asteroid collision to a cloud of broken-apart comets. But perhaps the wildest theory about KIC 8462852 is that it is ...When Spitzer was subsequently used in January 2015, the comets were long gone. However, the astronomers are not ...
January 2021
Evolution of volatiles on the Moon
... to uncover trapped volatiles that can tell us about asteroid and comet composition, the early atmosphere of the Earth and whether the early...planetesimals, the remnants of which are the asteroids and comets found in our solar system today. The later ...
February 2022
A manifesto for Europe in space
...relativity; to send the first space probe to perform a detailed study of a comet, dispatch a lander to its surface and, in a spectacular finale, to land on the comet itself. The Destination Earth (DestinE) initiative will create a digital twin of the...
06 July 2015
From SETI to black crust on Churyumov-Gerasimenko: looking for alien life
... made history when it successfully pulled off the first comet landing using the spacecraft Philae, lander module of the..., scientists said that alien microbial life could be present on the comet, as evidenced by its organic-rich black crust. It should ...
December 2014
The vanity of machines
I was here – Rosetta’s self-portrait as it passes Mars, one of four planetary gravity assists needed to boost the spacecraft onto the trajectory to meet its target, comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
