I spent 4 unforgettable days sailing the Nile River in Egypt, traveling from Aswan to Luxor on a luxury cruise — and it was ...

According to Rosetta's science team, hostile surface conditions prevailing on the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (67P) have rendered any hopes of re-establishing communications with the Philae lander ...

Many moons ago, a small space probe named Philae skipped across the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko when the lander’s harpoon-like anchoring mechanism failed. It came to rest in a shady ...

Scientists have discovered the second site at which ESA’s ill-fated Philae lander touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and in so doing revealed that the ancient ice hidden under the ...

The astonishing Philae mission may be over. After a dramatic descent, and a landing that saw the space probe bounce twice before finally coming to rest on the comet’s surface, Philae found itself ...

Gajanan is an editor at TIME. This image was acquired by Philae’s CIVA camera 1 at the final landing site Abydos, on the small lobe of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, on Nov. 13, 2014. This image was ...

Lander has first contact with Earth since November. — -- The Philae comet lander has phoned home for the first time following a seven month hibernation on the comet 67-P, sending valuable data ...

Farewell, Philae. The space lander that touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (and in our hearts) in November 2014 has not responded to a last-ditch attempt to wake it, and it now looks ...