Philae's extraordinary comet landing relived
On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey through the solar system and over 500 million kilometers from home, Rosetta's lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for ...
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Leonid meteor shower 2024: How to spot 'shooting stars' and 'fireballs' over the US this week
The Leonid meteor shower peaks in North America overnight from Nov. 17 to 18, with fast-moving fireballs possible in US skies ...
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Scientists hail scientific legacy of comet-chasing Rosetta probe on 10th anniversary
A decade ago, scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) had just wrapped up the yearslong process of building a ...
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Mysterious, city-size 'centaur' comet gets 300 times brighter after quadruple cold-volcanic eruption
The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...
Rosetta-Philae Probe: How Humans Touched Down on a Comet for the First Time
Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...
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Strange Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann Dramatically Brightens After Ice Volcano Eruptions
Just when we thought we were starting to understand the mysterious object 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, it has confounded us ...
Taurid meteor shower to light up the night sky. Here's how you can see it
The North and South Taurids occur every year in September, October, and November. They may have originated from a comet that ...