The Rosetta spacecraft is on its way to catch and land a robot on a comet! Rosetta will reach comet “67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko” (“C-G”) in 2014. The European Space Agency (ESA) is spearheading this international mission, with NASA providing key scientific instruments for studying comet C-G and other celestial bodies. To preview Rosetta’s exciting ride through the solar system, see the Timeline below.