Rosetta is getting closer and closer to comet t 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (or 67P/C-G): How Rosetta arrives at a comet – ESA. The spacecraft will slow down on Wednesday, August 6th and maneuver to go into orbit around the object.
From a 1000 km on
- Comet at 1000 km | Rosetta – ESA’s comet chaser
- Rosetta’s comet coming into focus – Bill Harwood/CBS News
The temperature is higher than expected, which meanst there is probabaly little if any pure ice on the surface: Rosetta takes comet’s temperature – ESA
Here is another view: CometWatch – 2 August | Rosetta – ESA’s comet chaser