Philae probe lands on a comet (1/9)

The first photo that the Philae probe sent back after it separated from the Rosetta space probe. (Photo/ NASA) ESA (European Space Agency) has confirmed that the Philae probe landed on the surface of a comet named Churyumov-Gerasimenko on the evening of Nov 12, 2014. This is the first controlled landing of a spacecraft on a comet in history. From the photos taken from high altitude, the comet in irregular shape looks like a rubber duck. After landing on the comet, 10 experimental apparatus of the Philae will carry out analysis of soil and magnetic field there. Scientists will have a deeper understanding of the comet that was formed in the earliest years of the solar system, helping them with further research of the human origin.