Rosetta Makes First Detection of Cometary Molecular Nitrogen, Seeks Signals from Philae Lander

Rosetta has made the first detection of molecular nitrogen at a comet. The results provide clues about the temperature environment in which Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko formed. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab; comet: ESA/Rosetta/NavCam – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0

Rosetta, humankinds first spacecraft to orbit a comet has now made the first detection of molecular nitrogen (N2) at [...]