Rosetta, the space probe of the European Space Agency (ESA), has more than fulfilled its mission in the Lutetia asteroid, located between Mars and Jupiter. This was not its final destination, but a stopover on his way to the comet 67P/Churyumov/Gerasimenko, which it is scheduled to come into contact with in May, 2014. The Rosetta represents one of the most ambitious science missions of the ESA.

ALICIA RIVERA | JULY 23, 2010

While a capsule carrying samples descended to the surface using a parachute, the spacecraft disintegrated in the atmosphere after a journey of seven years.

Staff | June 15, 2010

On 16 May, a small object was discovered orbiting the Sun very near the Earth. Further analysis indicated that it could be a remnant of an old Soviet space mission.

Staff | 31 may 2010

Recently, the film 2012 was premiered which narrates the end of the world based on the beliefs and observations of the Mayan civilization. Their predictions described the end of an era, a cycle that would end in 2012. They believed that the human beings would leave an era of thought and reason and enter the era of harmony and peace.

21 de enero de 2010

Alina Hirschmann, Earth and Space

The mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta has obtained the first images of asteroid 2867 Steins. Pictures taken by both cameras of the OSIRIS instrument show that the asteroid has an unusual diamond-shape, with an effective diameter of 5.3 kilometres and a large crater near the south pole of the asteroid of 2.1 km in diameter. The study is published in the journal Science.

Staff | 8 January 2010

A.R. | 22 MAY 2009