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The team behind the Rosetta mission report exclusively for All About Space on how the comet chaser has solved the mystery of the Solar System

Rosetta mission to descend on comet’s active pits

The thrilling mission will culminate with a descent on 30 September towards a region of active pits on 67P’s ‘head’

The comet chaser has unexpectedly captured a dramatic eruption that may have been triggered by a landslide

Detailed analysis of data collected by the ESA mission show that they are the ancient leftovers of early Solar System formation

Head to Jodrell Bank for a complex mix of artists, speakers, scientists and performers into a space event unlike any on earth

We reveal the nation’s favourite space discoveries of all time in our 50th issue

Silent since its last call to mother ship seven months ago, the lander is facing conditions on Comet 67P from which it is unlikely to recover

A low-speed smash up between two comets gave rise to the distinctive appearance of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

ESA’s spacecraft finds an important piece of information about comets from 67P