The Rosetta-Philae spacecraft successfully touched down on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, uncovering remarkable findings during its mission. Yet, there were setbacks as Philae's tenure on the ...

On March 2, 2004, the European Space Agency launched the Rosetta mission to study Comet 67P. Rosetta would later become the first spacecraft to orbit a comet. It was also the only mission to attempt a ...

Earlier today, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft said good bye to its precious cargo - the Philae lander, shown above. If the Philae mission is a success, ESA will become the first to ...

2014 saw an Indian spacecraft enter Mars’ orbit, Rosetta’s Philae landing grip the world and the sighting of an Earthly exoplanet - Science in Action looks back with Stuart Clark. Show more ...

The mission consisted of the Rosetta orbiter and the Philae lander. The probes were launched on 2 March 2004, travelled 6.4 billion kilometres in 10 years and, with the help of a few planet swing-bys, ...

Germany has played a key role in the Rosetta mission, contributing to the construction of instruments and also industrial contributions to the orbiter, which itself was constructed by the Prime ...