The European Space Agency made history on Wednesday morning after it successfully landed a probe on a comet.
Philae, a 220-pound box-sized lander, live-tweeted her seven-hour descent from mother ship Rosetta.
Touchdown! My new address: 67P! #CometLanding
— Philae Lander (@Philae2014) November 12, 2014
TOUCHDOWN for @Philae2014! #CometLanding pic.twitter.com/ZMBeB8ng3h
— ESA Rosetta Mission (@ESA_Rosetta) November 12, 2014
#cometlanding Hooray!!!!
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) November 12, 2014
This is the first time a probe has landed on a comet and was part of a 10-year, $1.3 billion mission that should help scientists learn more about comet formations.
