A two-image panorama taken by the Philae lander from the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
The European Space Agency lander is sitting in a skewed position on the comet’s surface, compromising some aspects of the $1.75 billion Rosetta mission.
The ambitious mission succeeded, despite a potential showstopper problem, when a signal arrived at Darmstadt, Germany, just after 11 a.m. Eastern time.
Joel W. Parker, a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, answers questions about putting a 220-pound lander on a comet.
The European Space Agency’s 220-pound lander, named Philae, is marking its fall toward the comet, known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, in Tweets.
Even if it fails in its comet landing, the Rosetta mission will offer scientists a slew of new data.
In all, $36 million was awarded to scientists as part of an effort by tech entrepreneurs to make science as glitzy as rock 'n’ roll.
A selection of images from NASA’s Curiosity rover as it drives toward Mount Sharp.
A technical issue led to the rough landing the European Space Agency’s Philae lander made as it settled on a comet.
The Rosetta spacecraft’s Philae lander is attempting to land on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
The Academy Award-winning director James Marsh discusses his newest project, “The Theory of Everything,” which chronicles the life of the cosmologist Stephen Hawking.
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