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[ 30 April 2024 ] JWST captures zooms in on the ‘mane’ of the iconic Horsehead Nebula News
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Philae sends first image from comet

13 November 2014 Stephen Clark

Europe’s Philae lander radioed home Thursday, sending the first picture from the surface of a comet hours after a dramatic descent.

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.