Space probe's shadow is visible on icy comet it has been orbiting. Close-up view of a region on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, as seen by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera during Rosetta’s flyby, Feb.

On Sept. 2, 2016, the European Space Agency finally located Philae, its long-lost comet lander. Philae is a spacecraft about ...

BERLIN, Germany (KTRK) -- Europe's comet-chasing space probe Rosetta performed its final task Friday, dipping out of orbit for a slow-motion crash onto the icy surface of the alien world it's been ...

The Philae lander from European Space Agency's Rosetta mission's landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Credit: ESA - ...

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For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Artist's impression of Rosetta spacecraft shortly before hitting Comet 67P/Churyumov ...

The Costa Blanca Astronomical Society is over the moon to welcome a very special guest – Professor Mark McCaughrean, a ...

And for those of you wondering what all the excitement is about (and who are now perhaps intrigued by this adorable duo), welcome to the story about Rosetta. The mission’s goal is to look at the comet ...

After intercepting the speeding comet, a wealth of findings. The photo recently released by ESA and taken by OSIRIS wide-angle camera on the Rosetta space probe, Nov. 22, 2014. ESA/Rosetta/OSIRIS/AP ...

Artist's impression of Rosetta spacecraft shortly before hitting Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on September 30, 2016. ESA/ATG medialab/Handout via REUTERS The Rosetta spacecraft ended its historic ...