NewsgalleryPhilae lander shots of comet from Rosetta satelliteBookmarkShareNewsByAndrew Jackson13:56, 14 NOV 2014Updated17:31, 14 NOV 2014Photo issued by the European Space Agency (ESA) of comet 67P/CG acquired by the ROLIS instrument on the Philae lander during descent, as scientists re-established communication with the Philae space probe, which has made history by landing on the comet. European Space Agency/PA Wire1 of 26Photo issued by the European Space Agency (ESA) of Rosetta's lander Philae safely on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, with one of the lander's three feet in the foreground, as scientists re-established communication with the Philae space probe, which has made history by landing on the comet. European Space Agency/PA Wire2 of 26Photo issued by the European Space Agency (ESA) of an OSIRIS wide-angle camera image showing the position of Rosetta's lander Philae (circled) at 14:19:22 GMT (onboard spacecraft time), as scientists re-established communication with the Philae space probe, which has made history by landing on the comet. European Space Agency/PA Wire3 of 26Photo issued by the European Space Agency (ESA) of comet 67P/CG acquired by Rosetta's OSIRIS narrow-angle camera which is marked to show the location of the first touchdown point of the Philae lander, as scientists re-established communication with the Philae space probe, which has made history by landing on the comet. European Space Agency/PA Wire4 of 26Photoissued by the European Space Agency (ESA) of comet 67P/CG acquired by the ROLIS instrument on the Philae lander when it was about 40 m above the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, as scientists re-established communication with the Philae space probe, which has made history by landing on the comet. European Space Agency/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.5 of 26Photo issued by the European Space Agency (ESA) of a five-image montage of OSIRIS narrow-angle images which are being used to try to identify the final touchdown point of Rosetta's lander Philae, they were taken around the time of landing on 12 November when Rosetta was about 18 km from the centre of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (about 16 km from the surface), as scientists re-established communication with the Philae space probe, which has made history by landing on the comet. European Space Agency/PA Wire6 of 26Rosetta lander Philae's first panoramic image from the surface of a comet, it is unprocessed, as it has been captured by the CIVA-P imaging system showing a 360 view around the point of final touchdown, the three feet of Philae's landing gear can be seen in some of the frames European Space Agency/PA Wire7 of 26Artist's impression of the Philae lander (AP Photo/ESA ATG medialab , Astrium E, Viktor, File)8 of 26Artist's impression of the Rosetta orbiter deploying the Philae lander to comet (AP Photo/ESA, C.Carreau, File)9 of 26The image composed of two different images and provided by the European Space Agency ESA on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2015 shows parts of the spacecraft Rosetta in front of the comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko from a distance of about 16 km from the surface of the comet. (AP Photo/ESA)10 of 26Artists impression issued by the European Space Agency of the Rosetta orbiter deploying the Philae lander to comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenkoas scientists will attempt to make history this week by landing a robotic probe on the surface of a comet more than 300 million miles away. ESA/PA Wire11 of 26Undated handout issued by the European Space Agency of the Philae lander at work on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, as scientists will attempt to make history this week by landing a robotic probe on the surface of a comet more than 300 million miles away. ESA/PA Wire12 of 26The comet ESA/PA Wire13 of 26Undated handout issued by the European Space Agency of Philae primary landing site in context ESA/PA Wire14 of 26European Space Agency photo dated of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, as seen from the Rosetta spacecraft on November 6. ESA/Rosetta/NavCam/PA Wire15 of 26The picture taken with the navigation camera on Rosetta and released by the European Space Agency ESA shows the boulder-strewn neck region of Comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko, with the smaller lobe on the left and the larger lobe on the right. (AP Photo/ESA)16 of 26The picture released by the European Space Agency ESA shows the Rosetta mission poster which is a combination of various images to illustrate the deployment of the Philae lander to comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko. from the Rosetta spacecraft. The image of the comet was taken with the navigation camera on Rosetta. On Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 the Philae lander will be detached from Rosetta to land on the comet. (AP Photo/ESA)17 of 26The picture taken with the navigation camera on Rosetta and released by the European Space Agency ESA shows a raised plateau on the larger lobe of Comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko. It was captured from a distance of 9.8 km from the center of the comet (7.8 km / 4.8 miles from the surface) Oct. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/ESA)18 of 26The image released by the European Space Agency ESA on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 shows Rosetta controllers in the control center in Darmstadt, Germany, celebrating after the Philae lander has separated from ESA's Rosetta orbiter and started its descent to the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. European Space Agency said Wednesday that the landing craft separated from Rosetta probe for descent to comet 67P. (AP Photo/ESA, Juergen Mai)19 of 26European Space Agency (ESA) image of the Philae lander released by the ESA photographed by Rosetta's OSIRIS system, shortly after its separation from the mother spaceship prior to it's attempt to land on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a 2.5 mile-wide rugged lump of ice and dust hurtling through space at around 40,000 mph. European Space Agency/PA Wire20 of 26European Space Agency (ESA) image of the Rosetta OSIRIS system seen with 14 metre-long solar wings, as the mothership was photographed by the Philae lander following it's release, prior to the attempt to land on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a 2.5 mile-wide rugged lump of ice and dust hurtling through space at around 40,000 mph. European Space Agency/PA Wire21 of 26Celebrating scientists in the main control room appear on a video screen at the European Space Agency after the first unmanned spacecraft Philae landed on a comet called 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, in Darmstadt, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Europe's Rosetta space probe was launched in 2004 with the aim of studying the comet and learning more about the origins of the universe. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)22 of 26Celebrating scientists in the main control room appear on a video screen at the European Space Agency after the first unmanned spacecraft Philae landed on a comet called 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, in Darmstadt, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Europe's Rosetta space probe was launched in 2004 with the aim of studying the comet and learning more about the origins of the universe. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)23 of 26Celebrating scientists in the main control room appear on a video screen at the European Space Agency after the first unmanned spacecraft Philae landed on a comet called 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, in Darmstadt, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Europe's Rosetta space probe was launched in 2004 with the aim of studying the comet and learning more about the origins of the universe. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)24 of 26The picture released by the European Space Agency ESA on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, showing scientists react in the main control room at the European Space Agency after the first unmanned spacecraft Philae landed on a comet called 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Darmstadt, Germany. Europe's Rosetta space probe was launched in 2004 with the aim of studying the comet and learning more about the origins of the universe. (AP Photo/ESA, J.Mai)25 of 26The picture released by the European Space Agency ESA on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, showing scientists as they react in the main control room at the ESA after the first unmanned spacecraft Philae landed on the comet called 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, at the control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Europe's Rosetta space probe was launched in 2004 with the aim of studying the comet and learning more about the origins of the universe. (AP Photo/ESA, J.Mai)26 of 26