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Cassini probe incinerates on entry to Saturn

As controllers commanded the Cassini probe to destroy itself by plunging into Saturn's atmosphere University of Warwick experts comment on the space mission.

Fri 15 Sep 2017, 15:26 | Tags: Physics, Comet, Academic Staff, Space, engineering, Expert comment

Rosetta probe set for comet collision

Professor Don Pollacco from the Department of Physics discusses the end of the Rosetta probe mission today in anticipation of Comet 67Y's iminent collision..

Fri 30 Sep 2016, 09:53 | Tags: Physics, Comet, Academic Staff, Space, development, technology, Sciences

Philae now risks 'firing' itself from comet's surface

"The most important issue facing Philae now is the lack of a secure fix to the surface", says Professor Tom Marsh - leader of Warwick's Astronomy and Astrophysics group, but firing the "harpoons is not necessarily a good idea".

Thu 13 Nov 2014, 10:41 | Tags: Comet, Rosetta, Expert comment, Current Affairs, Sciences