The Rosetta Mission has been writing a new chapter in what we know about the formation of life. The ESA teams involved are now preparing for the last part of this amazing journey. <br /> <br />Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko has recently reached the perihelion - that's the closest point to the Sun in its six and a half year orbit. It's an important scientific step - as increasing solar energy warms the comet's frozen ices, turning them to gas and dust. To stay safe, Rosetta has been forced to move further from the comet. <br /> <br />The Rosetta mission has been extended by nine months - until September next year. It's hoped this will further boost the enormous amount of data that's already been collected.
