In 2014, humanity achieved the first-ever landing on a comet's surface.
The Rosetta mission marked a milestone in space exploration by successfully landing the Philae probe on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This video revisits the highlights of a decade-long journey that fundamentally changed our understanding of these celestial wanderers.
Launched by the European Space Agency with support from NASA and various international partners, the Rosetta mission traveled for ten years across the Solar System. On 12 November 2014, the Philae lander touched down on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a feat achieved more than 500 million kilometres from Earth.
The mission involved a complex collaboration between ESA Member States and a consortium led by DLR, MPS, CNES, and ASI. Following the landing, the mission continued to study the comet for over two years, providing unprecedented data from the surface of a comet.
