Astronomers had already found traces of phosphorus in data Rosetta gathered about 67P, but they had…

Comets can be found flying all over the solar system, but all of them could have originated in the …

It's possible that this batch of data could mark the end of the mission since Philae didn't exactly…

There's hope for more experiments by the lander in the future, a very slight hope. The lander had a…

The lander has a limited battery life - about 60 hours - but also solar panels that can generate po…

It could help narrow down the search for exoplanets that have the correct conditions for a comet to…

So tracing the ingredients for the origin of life all the way back to comets and asteroids that for…

The probe bounced high off the comet twice before tumbling down to a completely unintended landing …

The chemicals that make up these nasty smells on Earth are usually pretty dense whereas the chemica…

The Philae landing is the last and most important part of the Rosetta mission. It's a mission for k…

Here's a handy infographic showing the steps of Philae's 7-hour descent, starting at 9:03 GMT (4:03…

The origin of the space rock that killed the dinosaurs has been a mystery. A new study suggests it …

A comet is essentially a galactic snowball. Physics explains why the green comet's head is green, b…

Ten years ago, the European Space Agency launched the Rosetta spacecraft to intercept a comet named…

When Philae touched down, it was supposed to fire harpoons that would permanently cement it to the …

In all likelihood there won’t be an impact. But even a near miss could be exciting and, for humanki…

But, considering their frequency, scientists believe it’s only a matter of time before one o…

Although Philae is not the first probe to make contact with a comet, it is the first probe to land …

When he introduced his Nemesis idea, Muller posited that the twin star might periodically intersect…

"The heat of the sun, spreading through the comet, warms underground deposits of carbon dioxide and…