Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 5, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 5, 2014 NASA Instrument aboard European Spacecraft Returns First Science Results A NASA instrument aboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA's) Rosetta orbiter has successfully made its first delivery of science data from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.The instrument, named Alice, began mapping the comet’s surface last month, recording the first far-ultraviolet light spectra of the comet’s surface. From the data, the Alice team discovered the comet is unusually dark -- darker than charcoal-black -- when viewed in ultraviolet wavelengths. Alice also detected both hydrogen and oxygen in the comet’s coma, or atmosphere. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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