The European Space Agency (ESA) ordered a probe to attempt Wednesday the first landing on a comet and investigate one of the great mysteries of the Solar System. “We’ve got the final go” for the ...

On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey through the solar system and over 500 million kilometers from home, Rosetta's lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) on Monday said it had drawn up a shortlist of five possible sites for carrying out the first-ever landing on a comet. Astronomers have been scrutinising high-definition ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: ...

Humanity's adventure with the comet lander Philae has ended. Earlier this week, the European Space Agency switched off radio communications with the plucky spacecraft, whose landing on the comet ...

One year since Philae made its historic landing on a comet, mission teams remain hopeful for renewed contact with the lander Meanwhile they are also looking ahead to next year’s grand finale: making a ...

Everything is going according to plan. The lander Philae is now flying to the comet, en route for touchdown. Soon we will have images of Rosetta floating in space and Philae on its way to the comet ...

Silent since its last call to mothership Rosetta seven months ago, the Philae lander is facing conditions on Comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko from which it is unlikely to recover. Rosetta, which ...

An image of the comet 67P is seen in those photo that was taken from less than two miles away. The Rosetta spacecraft's Philae lander successfully touched down on a speeding comet today after a ...

The Tale of Rosetta and Philae and their adventures at Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko's got a big week in store. On Wednesday November 12 at 10:02 a.m. (CST), it welcomes its ...