It’s called perihelion. The time when Comet 67P makes its closest approach to the sun. ‘Close’ is relative in space. For Comet 67P, ...

Rosetta’s mission team has plenty to smile about this month. The Philae lander woke up for a seven-month hibernation. And today, the Rosetta ...

The European Space Agency captured the world’s imagination with the landing of the Philae lander on Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko on November 12. ...

There has been a flurry of activity surrounding comet 67p over the past few days. First, the biggest news. ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft has ...

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft was just 6 kilometers away when the picture above was snapped. You are looking at a 228 ...

The Philae lander might be knocked out right now, but that isn’t stopping Rosetta from giving us amazing pictures of Comet 67p.

Where is Philae? Despite all the science the Rosetta spacecraft is doing, the whereabouts of the Philae lander remains the biggest question for ...

The ESA’s mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has been one of the most exciting space missions in recent memory. Yes, the Philae lander had ...

Don’t write off Philae just yet. The little lander could wake up as soon as February. Lack of sunlight is the problem right ...

The first color image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has been released, and it’s about as colorful as you would expect. “As it turns out, ...

Rosetta’s little lander Philae has made all the headlines. But, Rosetta’s mission for studying Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has only just begun. Yesterday, the European ...

Wonder what it sounded like when Philae landed on the comet? The lander’s Cometary Acoustic Surface Sounding Experiment (CASSE) recorded the moment Philae ...