Rosetta would later become the first spacecraft to orbit a comet. It was also the only mission to attempt a soft landing on a comet. Rosetta launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana and ...

In the climax of a decade-long mission, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft on Wednesday is scheduled to land a small probe on the surface of a comet – something that has never been ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Rosetta spacecraft has been trailing a comet for the last two and a half years, on a slow, spinning ride to it's ultimate destruction. But science thanks you ...

Earlier today, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft said good bye to its precious cargo - the Philae lander, shown above. If the Philae mission is a success, ESA will become the first to ...

Cometary researchers expect to obtain similarly enlightening insights from the first thorough exploration of a comet by the Rosetta spacecraft with its lander, Philae. For the first time, a spacecraft ...

Caption Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft in March 2015. Comet 67P was the first comet ever known to emit molecular oxygen, a molecule ...

The Sky at Night team follow the unfolding drama at ESA's Rosetta HQ, 12 November 2014 Maggie and Chris take notes at ESA's 6.30am news conference on the day of the landing Homepage ...

The Sky at Night team follow the unfolding drama at ESA's Rosetta HQ, 12 November 2014 Maggie talks with Stephan Ulamec, Philae lander manager, just moments after the good news Homepage ...