Success as Rosetta mission lands safely on comet

The Rosetta space mission has successfully landed a spacecraft on the surface of a comet.

Success as Rosetta mission lands safely on comet
Wed, 12 Nov, 2014 - 16:14

A spacecraft has landed on a comet for the first time in history, the European Space Agency announced.

The agency says it has received a signal from the 100-kilo (220 lbs) Philae lander after it touched down on the icy surface of the comet named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

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