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Announcing the final images Rosetta captured before
In 2004, the European Aviation Agency (ESA) launched an ambitious space mission named Rosetta.
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Comet 67P releases its own oxygen into space
In 2015, scientists announced the discovery of oxygen molecules on comets 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko, based on the observations of Rosetta spacecraft.
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The $ 1.5 billion spacecraft plunges into the grave on comets
Scientists are preparing to farewell the spacecraft to probe the Rosetta comet when the device hits the comet, ending the 12-year mission in the universe.
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Found exploration robots stuck for two years on comets
Scientists discovered that the probe robot Philae was stuck in the crack in the comet through a photograph of Rosetta's mother ship.
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Rosetta spacecraft and 6 billion km journey to comets
The Rosetta spacecraft took 10 years to cross the journey of more than 6 billion km to bring the robot Philae to land and study comets 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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Detecting signs of water on comet surfaces
The Rosetta spacecraft, currently in a trawl around comet 67P / Churyumov - Gerasimenko, has detected 120 light spots on the comet surface with an area of at least 2m.
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Europe closed the day of landing on the comet
The European Rosetta spacecraft, on November 12, will drop a probe landing on a distant comet in the universe.
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The surprising discovery about Rosetta's comet
The Rosetta spacecraft published some unexpected features about comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it turned around in its cold journey.
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Philae will land on the top of the comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko
The area 4 km above the top of the comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko will be the landing point of the Philae probe of the Rosetta spacecraft.
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Reveal Rosetta's opponent
Japanese space scientists have announced the rival of Rosetta: the Hayabusa-2 spacecraft will chase the asteroid and land on the target, take samples and return to Earth.
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European spacecraft approaches a duck-shaped comet
Following the 10-year-long 6-billion-kilometer journey, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft finally reached a comet on August 6.