Tag: Comet

Comet dust flyover

Rosetta has imaged the smallest grains of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s dust yet, with its Micro-Imaging Dust Analysis System, MIDAS. The three-dimensional nature of five representative dust particles is visualised in this …
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We Just Landed On A Comet!

Earlier this morning, the Rosetta satellite successfully landed a probe on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko! Trace is here to explain how the European Space Agency managed to do this. Read More: Rosetta …
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Halley’s Comet Card

This toy came out in 1986, to coincide with the appearance of Halley’s Comet. The design is quite simple – a rectangle of cardboard, with a battery compartment and on/off …
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Comet Lovejoy grazes the sun

Read more: The largest sungrazing comet was lucky to survive a roasting from the sun. A blast of radiation that hit Earth in AD 775 has revealed just how violent …