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28 January 2022

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[ 26 January 2022 ] MeerKAT paints a mesmerising portrait of the Milky Way News
[ 25 January 2022 ] Webb reaches Lagrange Point 2, setting stage for mirror alignment News
[ 24 January 2022 ] Astronomers mining an increasingly rich trove of TESS exoplanet data News
[ 17 January 2022 ] Black hole contains nearly all the mass at the heart of the Milky Way News
[ 10 January 2022 ] Webb mirrors fully deployed, clearing the way for alignment News

Flight director explains how Rosetta will descend to the comet’s surface

29 September 2016 Astronomy Now

Rosetta flight director Andrea Accomazzo tells us in this video interview how the Rosetta spacecraft will make its final plunge towards the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

Philae returns all stored science data before falling silent

15 November 2014 William Harwood

Europe’s Philae lander transmitted all its stored science data from the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko before falling silent as battery power failed.