MISSION NEWS AS OF THURSDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2017

+ BURSTING WITH STARBIRTH [HEIC1716]
This oddly-shaped galactic spectacle is bursting with brand new stars. The pink fireworks in this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope are regions of intense star formation, triggered by a cosmic-scale collision. The huge galaxy in this image, NGC 4490, has a smaller galaxy in its gravitational grip and is feeling the strain.
Read more: http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=59616

+ UNEXPECTED SURPRISE: A FINAL IMAGE FROM ROSETTA
Scientists analysing the final telemetry sent by Rosetta immediately before it shut down on the surface of the comet last year have reconstructed one last image of its
touchdown site.
Read more: http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=59618

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