Rosetta was a space probe built by the European Space Agency that launched on 2 March 2004. Along with Philae, its lander module, Rosetta performed a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
Illustration of Rosetta and Philae at the comet
Trajectory of the Rosetta space probe
Earth from Rosetta during final flyby
OSIRIS-REx was a NASA asteroid-study and sample-return mission that visited and collected samples from 101955 Bennu, a carbonaceous near-Earth asteroid. The material, returned in September 2023, is ex
OSIRIS-REx in Launch Configuration
Artist's concept of TAGSAM instrument in operation
Two members of the recovery team examine the return capsule after landing.
Close-up photo of the return capsule upon landing