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18 November 2024

5 January 2021

La Stampa, Italy - Europa, ecco come si va a caccia di comete

September 2019

BBC Sky at Night Magazine, UK - Inside the Sky at Night

19 August 2019

Radio Astronomy podcast, UK - Chasing comets, Indian lunar ambitions, Juno at Jupiter

16 August 2019

Heno, S4C TV, Wales - Cyfweliad am y gofod (starts at 25 minutes, UK only; available for 30 days)

12 August 2019

BBC Sky at Night Mazazine online, UK - Interview: How Comet Interceptor will encounter a pristine comet in space

11 August 2019

BBC Sky at Night, BBC Four TV, UK - Space Mission Special (available for 30 days, UK only) Clip also available.

21 July 2019

link4universe, YouTube - Comet Interceptor, la nuova e rivoluzionaria missione ESA

17 July 2019

Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany - Begrüßungskomitee für Kometen

16 July 2019

Fraser Cain, podcast - Catching the Next Interstellar Asteroid or Comet. ESA's Comet Interceptor Mission.

12 July 2019

BBC Cymru Fyw, Wales - Y Cymro sy'n arwain prosiect Ewropeaidd i anfon roced i'r gofod

11 July 2019

 - Τρίτη αποστολή στο Διάστημα

8 July 2019

Exocast-36b podcast, UK - Live at AbSciCon, plus Spectroscopy 101, and the Exoplanet News (at 50 minutes) 

Västerbottens-Kuriren, Sweden - "Kometer är fascinerande himlakroppar"

7 July 2019

Asahi.com, Japan - 日欧が米国に先んずる小惑星・彗星探査

4 July 2019

BBC Radio Cymru, Wales - Rhaglen Aled Hughes

3 July 2019

Técnico Lisboa, Portugal - Professora Zita Martins integra a equipa científica da nova missão da ESA

2 July 2019

Astrodicticum simplex blog, Germany - Der Kometenfänger der ESA: Comet Interceptor

1 July 2019

Agenzia DIRE, Italy - Comet Interceptor, l’Esa ritorna sulla cometa

Auld Reekie Astro, Scotland - What's Up Podcast Episode 38

30 June 2019

Scott Manley, YouTube - Asteroid Day, Comet Interceptor, Dragonfly

29 June 2019

Kosmonauta.net, Poland - Polacy pomogą przechwycić „świeżą” kometę

Universe Today, USA - Meet the Comet Interceptor. It’ll Wait Patiently In Space for a Comet, Then Pounce On It

28 June 2019

CSIC, Spain - El IAA participa en Comet Interceptor, la nueva misión de la ESA para estudiar un cometa prístino

Tekniikka & Talous, Finland - Suomalaiset valmistautuvat huimaan missioon: Luotaimet laukaistaan syvään avaruuteen ”kytikselle” – kun hetki koittaa, kaikki on ohi sekunneissa

Science, USA - News at a Glance

27 June 2019

The Guardian, UK - Spacewatch: ESA greenlights Comet Interceptor mission

26 June 2019

University of Tartu, Estonia - Eesti tehnoloogia jõuab esimest korda Euroopa Kosmoseagentuuri missiooni pardale / Estonian technology to be part of the European Space Agency's mission for the first time 

25 June 2019

ERR News, Estonia - Estonia to take part in European Space Agency mission for first time

24 June 2019

20 minutes, France - «Comet Interceptor»: La prochaine mission de l'ESA veut intercepter et étudier des comètes   

Sveriges Radio AB, Sweden - Svenska rymdinstrument tar sikte på kometer
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Sky & Telescope, USA - Exploring the Solar System: Mission Updates

Notizie scientifiche, Italy - ESA annuncia Comet Interceptor, nuova missione per sondare lontane comete

Tech Times, USA - Next-Gen Comet Interceptor Mission Wants To Target 'Pristine' Comet

SyFy Wire, USA - ESA's Comet Interceptor to check out a mysterious object headed for us

University of Kent, UK - Scientists to participate in new Comet Interceptor space mission

Scientific American, USA - European Comet Interceptor could visit an Interstellar Object

21 June 2019

Spaceflight Now - European space mission to get close-up view of new comet

Ciel et Espace, France - L'Europe sélectionne sa prochaine mission spatial vers une comète

Futurezone, Austria - ESA will einen noch unentdeckten Kometen abfangen 

INAF, Italy - Nuove mete europee nel Sistema solare

De Morgen, Belgium - Europees Ruimtevaartagentschap plant spectaculaire missie naar "nieuwe komeet"

​Sputnik News, Russia - European Space Agency Unveils Plans to Intercept Comet

20 June 2019

HLN, Belgium - Europees Ruimtevaartagentschap plant spectaculaire missie naar “nieuwe komeet”

VRT NWS, Belgium - Europees Ruimtevaartagentschap ESA plant spectaculaire missie naar "nieuwe komeet"

UK Space Agency - New space mission to chase down comet 

The Planetary Society, USA - ESA to launch Comet Interceptor mission in 2028

csillagaszat.hu, Hungary - Magyarok is közreműködnek a frissen kiválasztott üstökösvadász európai űrszonda programjában​
BIRA-IASB, Belgium - Nouvelle mission cométaire proposée par l’Agence Spatiale Européenne

BIRA-IASB, Belgium - Europees Ruimtevaartagentschap stelt een spectaculaire nieuwe missie naar een komeet voor

The Times, UK - Space probe will chase down visiting comets (paywall)

Space.com, USA - A Triple-Threat 'Comet Interceptor' Could Explore an Undiscovered Space Object​

The Independent, UK - Comet Interceptor craft built in Europe to unlock space secrets billions of years old

Daily Mirror, UK - New space mission to chase down comet on edge of Solar System

Yahoo! News - Comet mission for answers to our solar system

Gizmodo - The European Space Agency has a plan to intercept a 'pristine' comet
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Discover Magazine, USA - ESA Plans Mission to Intercept a 'Pristine' Comet

The Engineer, UK - UK-led Comet Interceptor set to launch in 2028

Forbes magazine online, USA - Europe will chase a shiny new comet in 2028

Centauri Dreams blog - Can we catch the next 'Oumuamua?

Astronomy Magazine, USA - ESA plans mission to interceptor a 'pristine' comet

​Daily Mail, UK - Comet Interceptor mission to catch an icy space rock using three spacecraft

19 June 2019

European Space Agency - ESA's New Mission to Intercept a Comet

​BBC News, UK - European Space Agency probe to intercept a comet​

UCL News - Comet Interceptor: ESA selects new mission to an ancient world

University of Edinburgh - Comet Interceptor: ESA selects new mission to an ancient world

26 March 2019

Planetplanet blog - Comet Interceptor!
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