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Philae ( / ˈfaɪliː / [6] or / ˈfiːleɪ / [7]) was a robotic European Space Agency lander that accompanied the Rosetta spacecraft [8] [9] until it separated to land on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, ten years and eight months after departing Earth. [10] [11] [12] On 12 November 2014, Philae touched down on the comet, but it bounced when ...
The European Space Agency's Rosetta was the first mission designed to orbit and land on a comet. It consisted of an orbiter and a lander – called Philae. The two spacecraft carried 20 sciences instruments to make a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for two years as it orbited around our Sun.
Nov 12, 2014 · ESA’s Rosetta mission has soft-landed its Philae probe on a comet, the first time in history that such an extraordinary feat has been achieved. After a tense wait during the seven-hour descent to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, the signal confirming the successful touchdown arrived on Earth at 16:03 GMT (17:03 CET).
Nov 19, 2014 · The European Space Agency's epic comet landing by the Philae probe and its Rosetta orbiter is an epic feat of human achievement. But it came perilously close to failure when a vital anchor harpoon ...
Nov 12, 2014 · Philae’s ROLIS descent and close-up camera captured this image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at a distance of about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the surface prior to the lander’s touchdown.
Sep 5, 2016 · Less than a month before the end of the mission, Rosetta’s high-resolution camera has revealed the Philae lander wedged into a dark crack on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The images were taken on 2 September by the OSIRIS narrow-angle camera as the orbiter came within 2.7 km of the surface and clearly show the main body of the lander, along with two of its three legs.
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Follow Europe's comet chaser Rosetta on ESA's official website, where you can find the latest news, images and animations on the spacecraft and its lander Philae.Rosetta will rendezvous with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and release its lander Philae onto the surface to make the most detailed analysis ever made of a comet's nucleus.
