Officials within the European Space Agency say a small probe is definitely resting on the surface of a distant comet after a rough and uncertain landing.
European Space Probe Safely on Comet After Bumpy Landing
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Receipt of signal from comet surface just after Philae landed, Nov. 12, 2014. (Courtesy: European Space Agency)
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Trajectory of Rosetta’s orbit, focusing on the maneuvers of Nov. 12. (Courtesy: European Space Agency)
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Comparing the size of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko with the city of Darmstadt, Germany, home to the European Space Operations Center. (Courtesy: European Space Agency, Google maps)
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Artist impression showing Philae separating from Rosetta and descending to the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. (Courtesy: European Space Agency)