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Mission accomplished: Rosetta crashes into comet

DOI: 10.1038/nature.2016.20705 Bibcode: 2016Natur.538...13G

Gibney, Elizabeth

Craft sends back wealth of images in 19-kilometre descent.

2016 • Nature

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Planetary science: Cometary dust under the microscope

DOI: 10.1038/537037a Bibcode: 2016Natur.537...37K

Kolokolova, Ludmilla

The Rosetta spacecraft made history by successfully orbiting a comet. Data from the craft now reveal the structure of the comet's dust particles, shedding light on the processes that form planetary systems. See Letter p.73

2016 • Nature

Rosetta 2

Mars launch to test collaboration between Europe and Russia

DOI: 10.1038/nature.2016.19547 Bibcode: 2016Natur.531..288G

Gibney, Elizabeth

Joint ExoMars mission launches lander and orbiter — a rover is planned for 2018.

2016 • Nature

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Milky Way mapper: 6 ways the Gaia spacecraft will change astronomy

DOI: 10.1038/nature.2016.20569 Bibcode: 2016Natur.537..292C

Castelvecchi, Davide

European mission will shed light on hidden asteroids, the Universe’s expansion and exoplanets.

2016 • Nature

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