Nation Sep 30 News Wrap: Alabama chief justice suspended for preventing same-sex marriage licenses By PBS News Hour
Science Sep 30 Rosetta, the first comet orbiter, shares final moments before crashing The Rosetta spacecraft ended its historic, 12-year cruise through the cosmos on Friday after two years of orbit around Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenk… By Nsikan Akpan
Science Jul 27 Philae comet lander says goodbye. Here’s its life story in tweets Philae, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) comet lander, has sent its final tweet. By Leigh Anne Tiffany
Science Jun 23 Rosetta spacecraft expected to ride comet into the sunset The European Space Agency might land the Rosetta spacecraft on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. By Nsikan Akpan
Science Dec 10 Rosetta spacecraft finds water on Earth didn’t come from comets Where did Earth's water come from? For years, scientists believed comets could have delivered it to Earth. But the Rosetta spacecraft revealed today that is not the case. By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy
Nov 17 New photos show Philae’s bumpy comet landing By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The European Space Agency released the first images of Philae's bumpy landing today. Orbiting spacecraft Rosetta captured the lander drifting across the surface of Comet 67P for half an hour until its first bounce landing. Continue reading
Nov 13 Listen to the ‘song’ of a speeding comet By Margaret Myers The European Space Agency captured the “song” of the comet that was soaring through space at 36,000 mph. ESA detected the sound using several instruments aboard the Rosetta spacecraft, which was speeding alongside the comet. Continue reading
Nov 12 Philae lander successfully touches down on comet in historic cosmic achievement By Sarah Corapi After months of orbiting its target, the Rosetta spacecraft is finally ready to fulfill its mission: landing a probe on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Continue reading
Aug 27 How to land on a comet as it soars through space By Jenny Marder Earlier this month, after a 10-year, 4-billion-mile journey, the Rosetta spacecraft entered orbit around the rubber-duck-shaped Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Now it must land. This is no helicopter landing. Imagine grabbing a mosquito by the wings. Except the mosquito is in New… Continue reading