The Philae lander from European Space Agency's Rosetta mission's landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Credit: ESA - ...

A decade ago, scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) had just wrapped up the yearslong process of building a comet-chasing spacecraft named after the Rosetta Stone, the key to deciphering ...

But science thanks you, Rosetta. Video courtesy of ESA. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Science The Rosetta spacecraft has been trailing a comet for the last two and a half years ...

The mission consisted of the Rosetta orbiter and the Philae lander. The probes were launched on 2 March 2004, travelled 6.4 billion kilometres in 10 years and, with the help of a few planet swing-bys, ...