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  Comet landing 'Breakthrough of the Year': Physics World

  World | December 13, 2014 12:45 IST

  Washington:  The landing of the Philae probe, the first by a man-made probe on a comet, has been named Breakthrough of the Year 2014 by Physics World magazine."History was made at 15:35 GMT on 12

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  Philae probe drills into comet, turns toward light

  World | November 15, 2014 7:35 IST

  Berlin: The spacecraft that landed on a comet performed two tricky maneuvers on Friday, by drilling into the rocky surface and rotating itself to catch more sunlight.Both operations carried considerable risks, because they could have