A comet-chasing space probe woke up from hibernation on Monday, after scientists waited an agonizing several hours for the craft’s signal to reach earth. The probe Rosetta was switched back on at 11 a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Sept. 2, 2016, the European Space Agency finally located Philae, its long-lost comet lander. Philae is a spacecraft about the size of a washing machine, and it was dropped off at Comet 67P by ...

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

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

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

BERLIN/PARIS, Sept 15 (Reuters) - A team of scientists identified on Monday the point on the surface of a comet, known as "Site J," where they aim to land a probe in what would be a historic ...