SpaceFive sites shortlisted for Rosetta's comet landing In orbit around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe has whittled down potential targets for its Philae lander 51¶¯Âþ
SpaceGalaxy mapper's first discovery: surprise space debris The Gaia satellite is being hit by far more micrometeoroids than anticipated, which might spell trouble for spacecraft headed to the same orbital position 51¶¯Âþ