Five potential sites have been selected for what will be one of humanity's most audacious undertakings - landing a spacecraft on a comet. Scientists will command the Rosetta spacecraft to 'drop' the ...

Europe’s comet probe Philae was “working well” despite a rough-and-tumble touchdown that left it partly shadowed from battery-boosting sunlight, ground controllers said Thursday. Clearly relieved, ...

Europe’s science probe Philae sent home a treasure trove of data from a comet heading towards the Sun before falling silent as its power ran out, mission control said Saturday. Crowning a historic ...

The Rosetta–Philae mission made history by sending a lander to a comet for the first time, but the touchdown didn’t unfold as planned. Philae’s anchoring systems misfired, sending the lander bouncing ...