The European Space Agency's Rosetta comet chaser is on its way to comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko for a rendezvous in 2014 - ten years after launch. This immense journey will take it to the orbit of Jupiter where it will rendezvous with the comet and follow it back towards the Sun. It will also place a lander on the comet's surface to sample the composition. That is not all: Rosetta has been taking a look at some other asteroids along the way. More from MSNBC.
Friday, October 15, 2010
ESA's Rosetta Spacecraft Advances to comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko for 2014 landing
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