Space probe's shadow is visible on icy comet it has been orbiting. Close-up view of a region on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, as seen by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera during Rosetta’s flyby, Feb.

The Rosetta spacecraft began listening out for its stricken lander yesterday amid hopes the sun may be able to 'wake up' the silent probe. The Philae lander crash-landed into comet 67P - which is 224 ...

DARMSTADT, Germany — After a journey of 6.4 billion kilometers (4 billion miles), Europe's unmanned Rosetta probe reached its destination Wednesday, a milestone in mankind's first attempt to land a ...

Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The Rosetta probe's lander Philae landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on ...

Europe's comet-chasing space probe Rosetta dipped out of orbit Friday with a slow-motion crash onto the icy surface of the alien world it's been following for more than a decade. Its final radio ...

The Rosetta probe has been in space for almost 10 years, and it's just about to get down to business. First, it has to wake up from an 18 month nap. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on ...

Europe's Rosetta, after a Hollywood-style chase that lasted more than 10 years and spanned a distance of 4 billion miles, has become the first ever spacecraft to orbit a comet. The ESA's Rosetta probe ...

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