Laden...
MISSION NEWS AS OF TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2016
+ HOW TO FOLLOW ROSETTA'S GRAND FINALE
Rosetta is set to complete its historic mission in a controlled descent to the surface of its comet on 30 September, with the end of mission confirmation predicted to be within 20 minutes of 11:20 UTC (13:20 CEST).
Read more: Link
+ ROSETTA MEASURES PRODUCTION OF WATER AT COMET OVER TWO YEARS
Over the past two years, Rosetta has kept a close eye on many properties of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, tracking how these changed along the comet's orbit. A very crucial aspect concerns how much water vapour a comet releases into space, and how the water production rate varies at different distances from the Sun.
Read more: Link
+ THE SURPRISING COMET
As Rosetta began homing in on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in the weeks leading up to its arrival in August 2014, it became very clear that this was no ordinary comet. But its striking shape was only just the beginning of the comet's surprises.
Read more: Link
+ #5: STEADY PROGRESS FOR CHEOPS
The CHEOPS mission continues to make steady progress with a number of milestones being successfully met.
Read more: Link
===================================================
ROSETTA BLOG UPDATES
+ VISUALISING ROSETTA'S DESCENT
Imagine how Rosetta's descent might look if you were an observer at Comet 67P/C-G!
Read more: Link
+ LIVING WITH A COMET: A MIRO TEAM PERSPECTIVE
Rosetta's MIRO - the Microwave Instrument for the Rosetta Orbiter - has made nearly two billion science measurements at Comet 67P/C-G, and generated over 1.5 million spectra of gases in the comet's coma. Principal Investigator Mark Hofstadter shares his team's highlights of the mission, the challenges faced, and a hint of what's still to come…
Read more: Link
+ LIVING WITH A COMET: A ROSINA TEAM PERSPECTIVE
Rosetta's ROSINA (Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis) suite of instruments have made plenty of big headlines over the last two years, with the surprising discovery of molecular oxygen and nitrogen and the 'flavour' of the comet's water being different to Earth's among them. ROSINA principal investigator Kathrin Altwegg and colleagues reflect on the highs and lows of the 40-strong team of scientists and technicians since Rosetta woke up from deep space hibernation on 20 January 2014.
Read more: Link
+ LIVING WITH A COMET: A COSIMA TEAM PERSPECTIVE
Comet dust particles may be small, but they come in large numbers. COSIMA Principal Investigator Martin Hilchenbach shares some impressive facts about the instrument's performance, and reflects on the personal highlights of the team during Rosetta's mission.
Read more: Link
+ LIVING WITH A COMET: A GIADA TEAM PERSPECTIVE
Rosetta's Grain Impact Analyser and Dust Accumulator GIADA has detected and measured the properties of some 6650 comet dust particles. Principal Investigator Alessandra Rotundi reports on the "beautiful results" that her team's instrument has collected at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Read more: Link
==================================================
KEEP IN TOUCH
+ SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY RSS
Subscribe to our RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed to get the latest updates delivered directly to your desktop.
Link
+ TWITTER
Follow the latest updates from ESA's science missions on Twitter @esascience
Link
+ CONTACT US
For questions related to your newsletter subscription or to the website Linkyou can reach us at: [email protected]
===================================================
Laden...
Laden...
