Asteroid Steins. Image credit: ESASeptember 08, 2008
On its way to a 2014 rendezvous with a comet, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft successfully flew past asteroid Steins on Sept. 5. JPL manages NASA's participation in the mission and supplied the Microwave Instrument.
For the full story from the European Space Agency, visit
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMNMYO4KKF_index_0.html .