Philae Probe Lands on Comet

On Wednesday, The European Space Agency lands their own space probe (Philae) on a comet during Mission Rosetta. This is the first time this has ever been done. The 220 pound lander named Philae touched down on schedule at 4:00 pm Eastern time, after a 7 hour descent from spacecraft Rosetta about 500,000,000 Kilometers from Earth. Scientists hope that samples from the comets, will help give them a better idea of the planets and even life has evolved as the rock and ice on comets preserve ancient molecules like a cryogenics lab.

I personally am in awe at the fact that the space probe was able to land on a moving comet. I am also amazed at the possibilities that the minerals inside the comet offer us. I hope they are able to learn a lot of the comet. Another thing that interests me though is the fact that I have not heard of there being many attempts like this, I am wondering why if this could answer a lot of questions, that it wasn't tried more frequently. Anyways I am glad that this has happened and am also glad that it was the ESA's drone who landed on the comet because they word along with NASA, and if NASA has access to that information, then we too may be able to learn about it.