OTD in Space - July 2: Space probe launches to Halley’s Comet

On July 2, 1985, the European Space Agency launched the Giotto space probe to get a close-up look at Halley's Comet. Nearly ...
Digital Journal

Despite landing fumble, comet probe working well

Europe’s comet probe Philae was “working well” despite a rough-and-tumble touchdown that left it partly shadowed from battery-boosting sunlight, ground controllers said Thursday. Clearly relieved, ...
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Comet may blast NASA’s Jupiter probe with charged dust

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is on a trajectory that could soon lead to a fascinating encounter with NASA’s Jupiter probe. As this comet approaches Jupiter, it may shower the spacecraft with ...
EDN

Mechanical failure prematurely ends Rosetta’s comet mission: probe dies

After becoming the first probe to heroically land on a comet this past November, the Philae lander has died. The European Space Agency (ESA) vessel had unfortunately fallen into shadowed crevice on ...
Gizmodo

NASA’s Jupiter Probe Could Snag First-Ever Sample From an Interstellar Comet

Astronomers may be just weeks away from an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about our solar system’s interstellar visitor. Reading time 3 minutes As interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hurtles through ...
NBC New York

Sleeping Space Probe Wakes for Historic Comet Chase

Rise and shine, Rosetta! A European space probe dubbed Rosetta woke up Monday from a deep sleep to prepare for an unprecedented comet-chasing spaceflight — an event that will cap its decade-long trek ...
Smithsonian Magazine

More Than a Dozen NASA Spacecraft Have Glimpsed Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS. Now, You Can View New Images That They Captured

NASA has released a long-awaited collection of new photos of comet 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar visitor that has been making headlines since its discovery in July. Several NASA spacecraft snapped the ...