Rosetta will crash land into its comet on September 30th, bringing its mission to an end

The countdown to the destruction of the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft has begun. The probe, which has been orbiting around a comet since the end of 2014, will make a controlled descent and crash into its rocky companion on September 30th. The spacecraft’s destruction will mark the end of the Rosetta mission, which has spanned the last 12 years. Continue reading…