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Water Ice Spotted on Comet 67P's Surface

Exposed Water Ice on Comet Reveals Clues About Its Evolution

By Mike Wall published

Comets
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Dec. 15, 2015

Wake Up Philae! Last-Ditch Effort to Find Rosetta's Lander

By Irene Klotz published

The odds aren’t great. Engineers don’t even know if Philae still has a working receiver and the probe could be covered in dust.

New Horizons
Philae Lander Touchdown

Wild, History-Making Comet Landing By Philae Probe Recreated in Video

By Elizabeth Howell published

Comets
Comet 67P's Jets

Modern Mystery: Ancient Comet Is Spewing Oxygen

By Elizabeth Howell published

In a surprise finding for scientists, the Rosetta spacecraft detected molecular oxygen in the gas streaming off comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Comets
C. Alexander Gate

Rosetta Team Names Comet Features for Lost Colleagues

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

Scientists with ESA's Rosetta mission named two surface features on comet 67P/C-G for scientists from the mission team who recently passed away.

Comets
Philae's Descent Video Still

Take a Trip to Comet 67P in This Awesome Video from the Philae Lander

By Elizabeth Howell published

Comets
Comet 67P's Dark Side

Welcome to the Dark Side: Comet's Hidden Face Emerges

By Sarah Lewin published

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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Seen By Rosetta

Here Comes the Sun: Water Blasts on Comets Tied to Sunlight Cycle

By Mike Wall published

Comets
Thoth Technology Space Elevator

Best Space Stories of the Week — August 23, 2015

By Mike Wall published

Entertainment
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenkoon January 31, 2015,

Why Does Comet 67P Sing? Scientists Think They Know

By Calla Cofield published

A strange song radiated by Comet 67P/C-G mystified scientists who first heard it last year. Now, they think they've solved the mystery of the singing space rock.

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