- ESA's Rosetta team has chosen the ‘head’ of the 67P comet as the spot where their lander Philae will touch down on 11th November http://www.euronews.com/2014/09/15/rosetta-lander-philae-to-aim-for-comet-s-head-/ 9 comments space
- As the Rosetta orbiter nears the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko 67P and prepares to fire the Philae lander at its surface, scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) have been puzzled by an unexpected phenomenon: the comet is ‘singing’. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-rosetta-comet-is-singing-as-the-orbiter-approaches-the-esa-uploads-audio-of-the-comets-warbling-magnetic-song-9854229.html 61 comments worldnews
- Using detailed information collected by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft during its first two weeks at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, five locations have been identified as candidate sites to set down the Philae lander in November – the first time a landing on a comet has ever been attempted. http://www.esa.int/our_activities/space_science/rosetta/rosetta_landing_site_search_narrows 3 comments space
- This morning ESA released a set of images of the Philae lander taken by the Rosetta orbiter during and after the lander's first touchdown. The images contain evidence for the spot Philae first touched the comet, and a crucial photo of Philae's position several minutes into its first long bounce. http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2014/11171502-rosetta-imaged-philae-during.html 37 comments space