# Rosetta: Unlocking Secrets from Ancient Egypt to a Comet

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Professor Ian Wright, Dr Matt Taylor, Professor Richard Parkinson
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Astronomy and space, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/rosetta-unlocking-secrets-ancient-egypt-comet)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

An introduction to Rosetta - both the stone and the European Space Agency mission - and to the life's work of Colin Pillinger, who inspired the connection. Just as the Rosetta Stone and the Philae Obelisk became the key to interpreting hieroglyphs and understanding ancient Egyptian civilisation, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe and its Philae lander are key to furthering our understanding of the formation of our solar system, and the origins of life. The Philae lander made the first ever soft landing on a comet, opening a new chapter in Solar System exploration.

## Lectures

1. [Rosetta: From Ancient Egypt to a Comet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-rosetta-unlocking-secrets-ancient-egypt-comet/6637d40991e0) (YouTube)
2. [The Rosetta Mission](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-rosetta-unlocking-secrets-ancient-egypt-comet/4204dcacf023) (YouTube)
3. [The Rosetta Stone](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-rosetta-unlocking-secrets-ancient-egypt-comet/ab1962245c7e) (YouTube)