Check out the first panorama photo taken on comet. — -- It's an image billions of years in the making. One day after the Philae lander made a historic touch down on a speeding comet, the first ...

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DARMSTADT, Germany -- Europe's comet lander Philae has come to rest in the shadow of a cliff, posing a potential problem for its solar panels, scientists said Thursday as they published the first ...

After a decade-long mission, Philae, the trailblazing, space-exploring robot that made history when it landed on a speeding comet, bid a final farewell to Earthlings on Wednesday, NBC News reported.

The head of the European comet mission said Saturday that it is unlikely they will establish communication with the Philae lander soon. Controllers at the European Space Agency on Friday ordered the ...

BERLIN, Germany -- The European Space Agency says it is switching off its radio link to the probe that landed on a comet, after receiving no signal from the lander for a year. The agency says the ...

ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft and its Philae lander delivered the first close-up study of a comet’s surface and composition. At comet 67P⁄Churyumov–Gerasimenko, the mission uncovered complex organic ...

Astronomers say that there are possible signs of life on Comet 67P, based on data from the European Space Agency's Philae Lander. The comet has features that indicate it may be home to alien life, ...