The European robot probe, Rosetta, has revolving comet 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko. The comet is moving closer to the sun. On August 13, the comet will reach perihelion, the closest point to the sun. Researchers are quite excited to see the action at its peak.

Rosetta project scientist Dr. Matt Taylor said that for them, perihelion is an important thing because when the comet will move closer to the sun then its ice, dust and gas will start to blow up from its surface.

Researchers think that during this process, it can eject pristine particles left from the Solar System’s birth 4.6 billion years ago. While these changes take place, Rosetta that will be orbiting nearby would try and find out any clues with regard to how our star system came into being.

European Space Agency (ESA) expert Mark McCaughrean said that it is the time when most exciting activities take place. Last week, the European Space Agency (ESA) released images of comet 67P. These images were taken by Rosetta from around 100 miles from the comet.

McCaughrean said that it’s been few weeks now that dust has been moving from the comet’s surface as solar heat transforms its frozen crust into a space tempest. “We want to look at the more pristine material that might come out” from beneath the layer of icy dust stripped from the surface”, he further affirmed.