Philae

Goodbye Philae: Year-long silence later, ESA severs link with comet probe

The decision to cut the link to Philae was taken to save energy on mothership Rosetta.

Life outside Earth? Philae's comet may host alien 'life', say astronomers

Astronomers proposed a novel explanation on Monday for the strange appearance of the comet carrying Europe's robot probe Philae through outer space: alien microscopic life.

It's alive: Philae spacecraft that landed on comet finally wakes up after seven months

To scientists' relief and delight, the Philae spacecraft that landed on a comet last fall has woken up and communicated with Earth after seven long months of silence, the European Space Agency announced Sunday.

Results from comet lander Philae's experiments expected today

A first evaluation of the data that comet lander Philae sent to the European Space Center before its depleted batteries forced it to go silent will be released on Monday.

Comet-lander Philae sends plenty of data, but its batteries run out

The pioneering lander Philae completed its primary mission of exploring the comet's surface and returned plenty of data before depleted batteries forced it to go silent.

ESA's comet lander Philae ends up in cliff shadow, may run out of power soon

Scientists on Thursday said the landing craft not only bounced twice, it also came to rest next to a cliff that's blocking sunlight from its solar panels.

Google celebrates Philae's successful comet landing with animated doodle

Landing on a comet: Spacecraft Rosetta attempts the impossible today