Philae

Artwork showing the Philae lander just before contacting the surface of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Credit: DLR (CC-BY 3.0)
A doomed lander reveals one last secret: Comets are fluffy like cappuccino foam
Phil Plait
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What's shakin', 67P? Cliff collapses and bouncing boulders on a comet
Phil Plait
Sep 25, 2019
The comet 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko vents gas and dust into space. Credit: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
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The ESA turned the Rosetta and Philae mission into an adorable cartoon
Trent Moore
Dec 27, 2016
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The ESA just found Rosetta's lost Philae lander in a crack on Comet 67P
Jeff Spry
Sep 8, 2016
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Rosetta's Philae comet lander is officially lost, scientists will no longer attempt contact
Trent Moore
Feb 12, 2016
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ESA loses touch with Philae lander, Rosetta mission could be over
Trent Moore
Jan 12, 2016
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See what Rosetta’s Philae lander saw approaching Comet 67P in new ESA footage
Trent Moore
Oct 20, 2015
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After 8 months of silence, ESA's Rosetta lander has finally woken up
Trent Moore
Jun 15, 2015
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