- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 15th, 2015
What Philae Saw When It Landed on Its Target Comet - Video
ESA footage recreates the historic landing
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 13th, 2015
Comet 67P/C-G Swoops Past the Sun, Rosetta Witnesses the Flyby
The comet made its closest approach to the Sun at 02:03 GMT
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 12th, 2015
Rosetta, Philae and Comet 67P/C-G Will Soon Buzz by the Sun
The trio will fly by the Sun this coming Thursday
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 31st, 2015
Philae Zooms In on Building Blocks of Life on Comet 67P/C-G
The probe landed on its target comet in last year's November
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 15th, 2015
ESA's Comet Lander Philae Awakes from Hibernation - All the Info
The lander even managed to communicate with ground control
- Space
- By Silviu Stahie
- June 14th, 2015
Rosetta's Comet Lander Philae Has Awoken from Its Slumber
The European Space Agency has made contact
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 6th, 2015
The Rosetta Spacecraft Readies for Close Encounter with Comet 67P/C-G
On February 14, the Rosetta spacecraft will come within just 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) of its target comet's surface
- Editorials
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 1st, 2015
Whatever Happened to Philae, ESA’s Insanely Popular Comet Lander?
Philae made it on the surface of its target comet on November 12, 2014, ran out of battery shortly after landing
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- December 29th, 2014
Ubuntu Used to Analyse Data from Famous Comet-Hunting Rosetta Space Probe
It looks like some scientists are Ubuntu fans
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 25th, 2014
Tandoori Lamb Chop Travels to Space and Back in Amazing Video
The lamb chop was sent flying into our planet's stratosphere by a novelist and graphic artist by the name Nikesh Shukla
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 21st, 2014
Listen: The Thud Made by Philae When It Landed on Comet 67P/C-G
ESA releases recording of the noise its Philae spacecraft made when its feet touched the surface of its target comet
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 19th, 2014
Philae Finds Organic Molecules on Comet 67P/C-G, the World Goes Bananas
The spacecraft's COSAC instrument detected these molecules in the comet's atmosphere, ESA scientists say
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 18th, 2014
Stunning Images Show Philae Drifting Across the Surface of Comet 67P/C-G
The images were obtained with the help of the Rosetta spacecraft, the European Space Agency released them just yesterday
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- November 17th, 2014
Philae Space Probe Landed on the Comet with the Help of SUSE
European Space Agency is using SUSE in their command center
- Weekly Round-up
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 16th, 2014
Top 10 Coolest Science News of the Week: November 10-16, 2014
For those who missed them, here are the 10 absolute best science news and announcements of the past week
- Editorials
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 16th, 2014
Why This Week’s Comet Landing Is Such a Big Deal
The European Space Agency’s Philae spacecraft landed on a comet this past November 12, sent the world into a frenzy
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 15th, 2014
Exhausted Philae Lander Goes into Hibernation Mode After Drilling into Comet
The good news is that, just before falling asleep, Philae managed to transmit all the data it gathered while operational