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Rosetta team bags Physics World award

Johnston, Hamish

The Physics World 2014 Breakthrough of the Year has been awarded to the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission for being the first to land a spacecraft on a comet.

Philae mission set for reboot

Banks, Michael

Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) are hoping that the Philae lander, which successfully landed on a comet last year, will re-establish contact soon as it travels closer to the Sun.

Philae set for science after waking up from hibernation

Banks, Michael

The European Space Agency's Philae lander has woken up following seven months in hibernation mode.