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[ 1 March 2021 ] Evidence grows for pulsar at the heart of famed supernova remnant News
[ 26 February 2021 ] Juno mission extended, will now study Jupiter’s moons and rings News
[ 22 February 2021 ] Video provides thrilling bird’s eye view of Mars landing News
[ 19 February 2021 ] Perseverance Mars rover lands on Mars, beams back dramatic photos News
[ 16 February 2021 ] The case for, and against, the still-unseen Planet 9 News

Rosetta shifts into higher orbit to dispatch Philae lander on 12 November

1 November 2014 Astronomy Now

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe has shifted into a higher orbit around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in readiness for the release of its Philae lander on 12 November.

ESA’s ‘ambitious’ step into science fiction for Rosetta

29 October 2014 Keith Cooper

The European Space Agency’s first foray into science fiction, in the form of a short film entitled Ambition that promotes the Rosetta mission, may herald a new way in which science outreach can be conducted.