For its entire 10 years and 6.4 billion-kilometer-long trip, the Rosetta spacecraft relied entirely on the energy provided by its innovative solar panels that powered all of its onboard ...

out of range for the solar-powered spacecraft. Rosetta also has been subjected to the harsh radiation and extreme temperatures of space since launching in March 2004 and so was unlikely to last ...

In the case of the "Rosetta Stone ... interfere with spacecraft technology and make it harder for astronauts to communicate with mission control. Solar storms can also down power grids or ...

After a journey of more than 10 years and a few months in orbit, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft is now less than 24 hours from landing its Philae probe on Comet 67P ...