Rosetta-Philae Probe: How Humans Touched Down on a Comet for the First Time
Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...
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What ESA Learned from Comet 67P
ESA’s Rosetta and Philae mission explored comet 67P, revealing secrets about the solar system’s formation and Earth’s origins ...
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Scientists hail scientific legacy of comet-chasing Rosetta probe on 10th anniversary
To do so, the mission's goal was to study an otherwise-unremarkable comet called Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a ...
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OTD In Space - November 12: Philae Spacecraft Gets Lost On Comet
On November 12, 2014, a European spacecraft named Philae tried to land on Comet 67P. To say it was a bumpy landing would be ...
Philae's extraordinary comet landing relived
On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey through the solar system and over 500 million kilometers from home, Rosetta's lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for ...
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Rare comet may be visible to the naked eye. Here's where to look.
BOSTON - It isn't often that we get the chance to see a comet with the naked eye. But, in a year already filled with so many astronomical treats, it looks like we will be able to add a comet to ...
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Comet Seen Once Every 80,000 Years Passes Over Earth Tonight—Here’s How To See It
An “ancient” comet that won’t be seen again for tens of thousands of years will be visible Thursday night, after traveling from beyond the solar system to within its closest point to Earth ...
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How to see the once-in-80,000-year-comet before it’s too late
An ancient comet is gracing our night skies this month. Catch it now because it won’t be back for another 80,000 years. Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, discovered in 2023, is expected to be visible ...
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See Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS while you still can
Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, has been in the evening sky for a week now. If you haven’t seen it, that’s understandable because there’s also been a bright Moon in the sky.
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Rare comet and supermoon should be visible in Massachusetts this week. Here's how to see them
BOSTON - Comet Atlas has been flirting with Massachusetts. It began very low in the eastern horizon a few weeks ago and now it has reappeared in the west in the evenings. However, until now ...
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‘Comet of the century’ that was last viewed by neanderthals 80,000 years ago could be seen tonight
A comet that was last viewed by the Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago could be seen tonight, with astronomers calling it the “comet of the century”. Scientists have said Comet A3 ...
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Comet Tracker For Sunday: When And Where To See It Tonight
Have you seen Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS yet? If you want to see something to rival Thursday’s global display of Northern Lights (or if you missed the entire show), the sight of a naked-eye comet ...