On Friday (Sept. 2), Rosetta was within 2.7 kilometers of the comet’s surface when it captured this image. Enhance. Philae! Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle ...

A few hours ago, the Electrical Support System Processor Unit aboard the Rosetta spacecraft was switched off. And with it, the communications link ...

The last time the European Space Agency received a signal from Rosetta’s lander (Philae) was on July 9, 2015. Attempts to establish contact ...

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 ...

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

Google has released an in-depth look at what terms were the most popular on its search engine. “A Year in Search” lets you ...

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

Philae is in a deep slumber right now, but it’s data collected during its 3 days on the comet are being sifted through ...

Late last week, the world watched with amazement and wonder as the Philae lander landed on the surface of a comet. That amazement ...

The jubilation of Philae’s landing turned to concern as mission controllers learned more about Philae’s landing. It was supposed to fire several harpoons ...