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Tracking a solar eruption through the Solar System 15 August 2017
Tracking a solar eruption through the Solar System 15 August 2017 Ten spacecraft, from ESA’s Venus Express to NASA’s Voyager-2, felt the effect of a solar eruption as it washed through the Solar System while three other satellites watched, providing a unique perspective on this space weather event.
Before and after: unique changes spotted on Rosetta’s comet21 March 2017 Growing fractures, collapsing cliffs, rolling boulders and moving material burying some features on the comet’s surface while exhuming others are among the remarkable changes documented during Rosetta’s mission.
Collapsing cliff reveals comet’s interior21 March 2017
Collapsing cliff reveals comet’s interior21 March 2017 Rosetta scientists have made the first compelling link between an outburst of dust and gas and the collapse of a prominent cliff, which also exposed the pristine, icy interior of the comet.
Rosetta’s last words: science descending to a comet 15 December 2016
Rosetta’s last words: science descending to a comet 15 December 2016 ESA’s Rosetta completed its incredible mission on 30 September, collecting unprecedented images and data right until the moment of contact with the comet's surface.
Icy surprises at Rosetta's comet 17 November 2016
Icy surprises at Rosetta's comet 17 November 2016 As Rosetta’s comet approached its most active period last year, the spacecraft spotted carbon dioxide ice – never before seen on a comet – followed by the emergence of two unusually large patches of water ice.
Mission complete: Rosetta’s journey ends in daring descent to comet30 September 2016
Mission complete: Rosetta’s journey ends in daring descent to comet30 September 2016 ESA’s historic Rosetta mission has concluded as planned, with the controlled impact onto the comet it had been investigating for more than two years.
1/5 #OnceUponATime #LivingWithAComet #MissionComplete #CometLanding #67P #ThankYou #FF @esascience t.co/wRI2zZjFMe 30 Sep 2016 14:06:08
2/5 From #67P with love: a last image, taken 51 metres before #CometLanding #MissionComplete t.co/yiSnxDrnba t.co/MNuz622tNJ 30 Sep 2016 14:00:00
3/5 #MissionComplete #CometLanding t.co/dEXrDUCHML 30 Sep 2016 13:56:44
4/5 任務達成 #CometLanding t.co/o1pB5Px4iM 30 Sep 2016 13:51:56
5/5 लक्ष प्राप्त हुअा #CometLanding t.co/i6dmugR70y 30 Sep 2016 13:51:07