Flight controllers and scientists at ESA's ESOC operations centre in Darmstadt. Germany, celebrate the successful wake-up of the Rosetta spacecraft, meaning that now the most challenging part of the mission can begin, rendezvous and landing on a comet.

#OTD 20 January 2014, ESA's #Rosetta spacecraft woke up from a 2.5-year deep-space hibernation, near the end of its 10-year journey, to prepare for rendezvous with #Comet67P 🧪🔭
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#OTD 6 August 2014, ESA's #Rosetta spacecraft arrived in orbit around #Comet67P 👏🧪🔭

Our friend #Vangelis was inspired to compose some music to celebrate this mission, and here's the appropriate track for today 😎

Samples were made of our new #spacecraft #enamelpins. This one for #Rosetta and #Philae at #Comet67P. See them all here: chopshopstore.myflodesk.com/hrsspins | #spaceArt #sciArt

High-resolution image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's surface, taken by the Rosetta spacecraft during its final descent on September 30, 2016. The image shows a stark, rocky landscape spanning over 600 meters, captured from a distance of about 16 kilometers. This marks the end of the Rosetta mission, a groundbreaking exploration of one of the Solar System's most primordial worlds.

Astronomy Picture from 01/10/2016

Rosetta's Farewell

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161001.html


#RosettaMission #Comet67P #SpaceExploration #ESA #FinalDescent #HighResolution #CometarySurface #SolarSystem #SpaceScience #Astronomy #Cosmology

Silhouette of the Rosetta spacecraft's Philae lander against the Martian surface. Taken during a gravity assist flyby on February 25th, 2004, from a distance of about 1,000 kilometers. The image showcases Mars' Syrtis Major region and highlights Philae's camera test during its journey to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Astronomy Picture from 01/03/2007

Rosetta Over Mars

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070301.html


#RosettaMission #MarsFlyby #PhilaeLander #Comet67P #SpaceExploration #ESA #Cosmology #Astronomy

A stunning close-up black and white image of the rugged, cliff-like surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, captured by the Rosetta spacecraft. The image highlights the comet's unique double-lobed structure and textured landscape, showing a dramatic vista of a jagged cliff looming over a gravel-strewn hill. The scene spans approximately 850 meters.

Astronomy Picture from 20/05/2015

A Cliff Looming on Comet 67P

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150520.html


#Comet67P #RosettaMission #SpaceExploration #Cosmology #CometChuryumovGerasimenko #Astronomy #SpaceRocks #PlanetaryScience #DeepSpace

Captured by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft—mesmerizing stardust storm on Comet 67P! A stunning cosmic event that takes you to the heart of space. 🤯✨ #SpaceExploration #Comet67P #RosettaMission #ESA #StardustStorm #CosmicWonder #Astronomy #SpaceNews #NASA #SpacePhotography #Astrophysics #DeepSpace #Science

A dramatic black and white image of the Rosetta spacecraft taken from the Philae lander, showing Rosetta's solar panels gleaming against the backdrop of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Dust and gas stream from the comet's nucleus, 16 kilometers away. This is the last planned image from Philae before its separation from Rosetta.

Astronomy Picture from 16/10/2014

Rosetta's Selfie

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap141016.html


#RosettaMission #Comet67P #SpaceSelfie #PhilaeLander #DeepSpace #Astronomy #SpaceExploration #ESA #Cosmology #Comet #Spacecraft

To calm myself I like to look at space photos. As a photographer, I believe that the photos of #comet67p are the greatest and most inspiring photos ever taken by humans and seem to have been completely forgotten. Here are a few. Also, spot the t-rex in one of the photos.

Processing of OSIRIS spectroscopic cam images from ESA's Rosetta spacecraft - Jackie Branc photographer Processing of OSIRIS spectroscopic cam images from ESA's Rosetta spacecraft | Credit: ESA / Rosetta / MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS / Jackie Branc CC BY-SA 4.0

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Processing of OSIRIS spectroscopic cam images from ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft

Full project -> jackiebranc.site/processing-o...

#Comet #ESA #Rosetta #ESARosetta #Comet67P #MPS #OSIRIS #JackieBranc #citizenscience #Churyumov-Gerasimenko

I suspect #Philae has altered the mass or trajectory of #Comet67P and we're all headed the way of the dinosaurs. #Chaos #IrrationalPanic

RT @Alex_Parker: A little garish, perhaps - but here's a #Comet67P series for Warhol's birthday. x.com/Alex_Parker/status/49704...