All Articles Tagged As: rosetta

Encounter Of A Different Kind: Rosetta Observes Asteroid At Close Quarters (9/8/2008)

Rosetta, has flown by a small body in the main asteroid belt, asteroid Steins, collecting a wealth of information about this rare type of minor Solar System body. ...> Full Article

Rosetta Steins fly-by confirmed (9/6/2008)

The Rosetta control room at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre, ESOC, received the first radio signal after closest approach to asteroid (2867) Steins at 22:14 CEST, confirming a smooth fly-by. ...> Full Article

Rosetta spacecraft meets asteroid Steins (8/26/2008)

ESA's Rosetta spacecraft will make a historic encounter with asteroid (2867) Steins on 5 September 2008 ...> Full Article

Perfect sight: Rosetta cameras track asteroid target (8/22/2008)

Rosetta conducted a successful trajectory correction manoeuvre using data obtained from the Agency's first-ever optical tracking of an asteroid target ...> Full Article

Rosetta starts tracking asteroid Steins (8/5/2008)

Spacecraft to visually track asteroid and eventually determine its orbit with more accuracy ...> Full Article

Rosetta closes in on Earth a second time (11/11/2007)

ESA's comet chaser, Rosetta, is on its way to its second close encounter with Earth on 13 November. The spacecraft's operators are leaving no stones unturned to make sure Earth's gravity gives it the exact boost it needs en route to its destination. ...> Full Article