Confirmation of separation of the Philae lander from Rosetta

The Philae lander has separated from ESA's Rosetta orbiter, and is now on its way to…

Wings of Rosetta

Technology image of the week: the specially-engineered solar arrays powering ESA's comet chaser

Separation

Artist impression showing Philae separating from Rosetta and descending to the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Philae landing: Acquisition of signal from spacecraft and lander

Scene inside Mission Control as the team regained contact with Rosetta as expected after separation, and…

Philae landing: touchdown highlights

Highlights from coverage of ESA's Rosetta mission soft-landing its Philae probe on a comet, the first…

Philae touchdown: lander status and first descent image

Highlights from coverage of ESA's Rosetta mission soft-landing its Philae probe on a comet, the first…

Philae touchdown: lander status and first descent image

Highlights from coverage of ESA's Rosetta mission soft-landing its Philae probe on a comet, the first…

Highlights: Rosetta mission comet landing up to lander separation

Highlights from the Rosetta mission media briefings at ESA's Space Operations Centre (ESOC), on 12 November,…

Comet over Darmstadt

Comparing Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko with the city of Darmstadt, Germany, home to ESA's European Space Operations Centre…

NAVCAM top 10 at 10 km – 3

This scene features the boulder named Cheops, the largest and brightest boulder towards the top left…