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67P Churyumov-Garsimenko

Simulation of the Dragonfly mission proposal - a rover will explore the surface of Titan, and will land after each flight to explore the surface and charge its batteries using a thermoelectric radioisotope generator (RTG). Source: NASA.

A rover to Titan's moon or collecting a sample from Rosetta's comet - which will NASA choose?

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Comet P67. Photographed by the Rosetta probe on July 7, 2015 from a distance of 154 km. Source: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM.

Comet 67P studied by the Rosetta spacecraft: summary of findings

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The model of the Philae lander on the stage of the event hall at the control center of the European Space Agency in Darmstadt, Germany, November 12, 2014. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Farewell to the comet lander

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Rosetta's comet in August 2015, when it was closest to the Sun, when most of the glycine was detected. Photo: European Space Agency

Rosetta's comet contains ingredients necessary for life

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The Bavi and Ethan regions on the surface of comet Churyumov-Garsimenko as imaged by the Osiris camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. Photo: European Space Agency

Rosetta photographed the valley formed on the surface of comet 67P as a result of material escaping into space

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Sam Golkis (left) and Kalim Churiomov from the Comet Explorers at the event in honor of the landing of Philae. In the background, a model of the comet. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The news from Rosetta - the rate of water evaporation is increasing

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Kalim Churyomov in an interview with the scientist website: "I am happy that the European Space Agency chose a comet that I co-discovered as a target for the spacecraft"

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A photograph showing the Philae lander taking off from comet 67P Churimov-Gersimenko in Rosetta animation. Credit: SA/Rosetta/NAVCAM; pre-processed by Mikel Canania"

The wisdom of the crowds helped discover the jump of the Philae lander and its final landing place on the comet

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The model of the Philae lander on the stage of the event hall at the control center of the European Space Agency in Darmstadt, Germany, November 12, 2014. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Philae completed her initial mission and went into forced hibernation

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Philae landed on its side and in a shady spot but managed to take and broadcast historical images of the ground of a comet nucleus from the surface; Fear of its ability to continue operating when the batteries run out

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Landing Manager Stefan Olmec and ESA Operations Director Paolo Perry at a press conference summarizing the events of the PHILAE landing on Comet 67P at the ESA Control Center in Darmstadt. 12.11.14. Photo: Avi Belizovskan

Assessment as to the cause of the disruptions: Philae landed, then took off again and landed at a different point

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ESOC director Paolo Perry. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

ESOC director Paolo Perry in an interview with the science website: Rosetta is not a typical space mission

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European Space Agency control room director: "Philae on the comet" Update: apparently the anchors did not stick to the ground

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Raw photo - the Rosetta spacecraft from the CIVA camera of the Philae lander 40 seconds after it left to pass the comet. Screenshot: Avi Blizovsky

The European Space Agency has revealed the photograph of Philae's farewell to Rosetta before landing on the comet

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The manager of the landing operation of the Philae spacecraft on a comet in a conversation with the website Hadaan: One of the gas tanks intended to assist in the landing did not open, but we are sure that even without it the landing will be smooth.

Update: A signal was received from the lander. The director of the landing operation of the Philae spacecraft to the science site: one of the gas tanks intended to assist in the landing did not open, but we are sure that the landing on the comet will be smooth

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ESA Flight Director Andrea Acumazzo and ESA Mission Manager Paolo Perre at ESOC - ESA Control Center in Darmstadt, November 11, 2014. Photo ESA,/J NAI

Rosetta received the first approval to land a lander on the comet. A special report for the science website from the control center of the European Space Agency in Darmstadt

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Rosetta, the scientific mission to study the surface of the cometary nucleus, "Aspiration" a short film from the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation describing the near future, and a drawing of Rosetta for children designed to encourage the younger generation to prepare for the great adventures to come. Photos (Photo Credits: ESA, Platige Image, ESA Communications

4 days to landing on the comet - the science website will report from the field; The European Space Agency released a short DVB film describing the operation

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Attached are photographs of the Osiris facility on the Rosetta spacecraft, of the J site, on the surface of comet P67 Churyumov-Gardimenko. Photo: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for Osiris Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA

The landing site of the Paley lander (attached to the Rosetta spacecraft) on the comet has been determined

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The Rosetta spacecraft took this selfie on October 7, along with its target - comet 67P Churyumov-Gardimenko from an altitude of about 10 kilometers. Photo: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA

A selfie of a spaceship and a comet

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Image of the potential landing sites for the Philae lander on comet 67P Churyumov-Gardimenko. Photo: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM

The short list: the European Space Agency will choose one of five potential sites for the landing of the Rosetta lander on the comet

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A close-up of the nucleus of comet 67P Churyumov-Gardimenko. Photo: European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, August 6, 2014

Rosetta entered orbit around the comet and thus sets a historical landmark

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The latest image of comet 67P Churyumov-Gardimenko taken by Rosetta on August 2, 2014. Photo: ESA/Rosetta/Navcam

Rosetta begins orbiting Comet 6P Churyumov-Gardimenko tomorrow (August 67)

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This image of the halo of Comet 67P Churyumov-Gardimenko was taken on July 25, 2014 and covers an area of ​​150 km by 150 km. Photo: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM

In less than a week, Rosetta will begin orbiting the comet; photographed our discovery from a distance of 2,000 km

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Comet 67P/CG as photographed on July 14, 2014 from the Rosetta spacecraft from a distance of about 12 thousand km. Photo: Credits: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for the OSIRIS team

Rosetta approaches an unusual comet

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The Rosetta spacecraft. Figure: European Space Agency

Rosetta woke up and called home

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