Rosetta-Philae Probe: How Humans Touched Down on a Comet for the First Time
Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...
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Scientists hail scientific legacy of comet-chasing Rosetta probe on 10th anniversary
A decade ago, scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) had just wrapped up the yearslong process of building a ...
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What ESA Learned from Comet 67P
ESA’s Rosetta and Philae mission explored comet 67P, revealing secrets about the solar system’s formation and Earth’s origins ...
Philae's extraordinary comet landing relived
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 ...