The Rosetta Mission

Another hooray for mankind!

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Ten years ago, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent the Rosetta spacecraft to comet 67P/C-G. Today, the spacecraft, accompanied by a robotic lander called Philae successfully landed the comet nucleus - a first in history! The main objective of this mission is to get images from the comet's surface to determine its composition, 
among other things.

67P/C-G also known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is a comet that was discovered by Klim Ivanovych Churyumov of the Kiev National University's Astronomical Observatory in 1969. At present, 317 million miles away from Earth, ESA was able to make the 
historic touchdown. 

For more details from ESA, check this link. There's also some exciting videos from NBC News, take a peek. As well as some amazing photos from Rosetta itself. 
Check them all here.

Enjoy! xx