History has been today made by the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission that has landed a probe name Philae on the surface of comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko.  Background:  https://gregole.com/2014/10/26/67pchuryumov-gerasimenko-phone-home/ Photo courtesy of our friends at Air Bus: http://www.space-airbusds.com/en/news2/satellite-birthdays-in-march.html Here’s a link to NASA which has a good write-up and a nice artist’s rendition video: http://rosetta.jpl.nasa.gov/news/touchdown-rosettas-philae-probe-lands-comet Now … Continue reading Philae Lander Has Landed – On a Comet!