Comet Lander Conks Out

Comet Lander Conks Out, After an improbable 10-year, 310-million-mile journey to become the first ever space vehicle to make a soft landing on a comet, the Philae probe may have ended its mission prematurely. Its batteries have run down, said the European Space Agency. "Philae has fallen into 'idle mode' for a potentially long silence. In thi.. Continue Reading...