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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

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