The Rosetta spacecraft has spent three years peering at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from orbit--but this week, its watch will end. Tomorrow, Rosetta begins a controlled descent to its final resting place on the edge of an enormous pit , where it'll remain frozen until the space rock itself is destroyed, or until the universe expands into oblivion.
Everything You Need to Know to Watch Rosetta Crash Into a Comet This Week
Gizmodo - 28 Sep 2016 22:00
The Rosetta spacecraft has spent three years peering at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from orbit--but this week, its watch will end. Tomorrow, Rosetta begins a controlled descent to its final resting place on the edge of an enormous pit , where it'll remain frozen until the space rock itself is destroyed, or until the universe expands into oblivion.
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