Excited astronomers and scientists are preparing for the first-ever comet landing with the Rosetta Philae probe preparing to touch down on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko later today.
Described as a “100-kilogram science lab” which has been travelling through space on the Rosetta for more than a decade, the Philae probe is designed to detach from Rosetta and land gently on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The attempt is certainly no mean feat with the comet currently located more than half a billion kilometres from Earth and…
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