2014
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Live coverage: Philae “falls asleep”
The tiny European Philae lander after its historic touchdown on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko has apparently ended as batteries depleted and the craft fell asleep Friday night.
Top ten Rosetta images from 10km
On the eve of Philae's landing, the European Space Agency has released its top ten images of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko taken by Rosetta's navigation camera from its lowest orbit just 10 kilometres from the centre of the nucleus.
VideoComet lander powered up after electronics glitch
Europe's Philae lander -- still latched inside its mothership -- has been activated and should be ready for release Wednesday to begin a daring first-ever descent to a comet, the mission's flight director said.
VideoVideo: Flight director updates status of comet lander
Rosetta flight director Andrea Accomazzo says the Philae lander is ready for a daring descent and touchdown Wednesday on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The European craft is making the world's first attempt to land on a comet.
VideoRosetta mission’s ‘ambition’ spotlighted in film
The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission stars with Game of Thrones actor Aidan Gillan and actress Aisling Franciosi in a short film released recently to promote the spacecraft's exploration of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
All is ready for historic comet landing
This week marks the pinnacle of the professional careers of many scientists, when the European Space Agency plans to put down a three-legged robotic lander on a comet, a risky first-of-a-kind endeavor that could rewrite textbooks on the history of the solar system.
VideoVideo: Reid’s “awesome” ride in Soyuz
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman speaks soon after his return to Earth after 165 days living aboard the International Space Station, describing his landing inside the Russian Soyuz capsule.
Weather delays Orion move to pad
Bad weather has delayed by 24 hours NASA's next-generation Orion capsule from rolling out to the launch pad for its flight test next month.
VideoSoyuz lands in Kazakhstan with station crew
A veteran cosmonaut, a German volcanologist and a Navy test pilot-turned-astronaut undocked from the International Space Station and returned to Earth, descending through low clouds to a jarring touchdown on the frigid steppe of Kazakhstan to close out a 165-day stay in orbit.
Station trio set for return to Earth
A veteran cosmonaut, a German volcanologist and a Navy test pilot-turned-astronaut whose mastery of social media earned him -- and NASA -- a global following, bid their space station crewmates farewell and sealed the hatch of their Soyuz ferry craft, setting the stage for undocking and a fiery trip back to Earth to close out a 165-day stay aboard the International Space Station.