Photos: European probe Philae lands on comet

A photo provided by the European Space Agency on Nov. 13 shows the surface of the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet as seen from the Philae lander. (ESA / Getty Images)

Nov. 12, 2014 10:11 AM PT

The European Space Agency says it has succeeded in landing a spacecraft on a comet for the first time.

Photojournalists standing in front of a giant video screen record the scene as European Space Agency scientists celebrate in Darmstadt, Germany, after the announcement of the first-ever landing by a spacecraft on a comet. (Daniel Roland / AFP/Getty Images)

Scientists at the French space agency observation center in Toulouse join in the celebration of the landing of Philae. (Remy Gabalda / AFP/Getty Images)

Scientists at the French space agency observation center in Toulouse applaud news of the landing of the robot craft Philae. (Remy Gabalda / AFP/Getty Images)

A model at the European Space Agency control center in Darmstadt, Germany, illustrates how the landing craft Philae perched on comet 67p. (Arne Dedert / EPA)

Scientists at the French space agency observation center in Toulouse wait for pictures to be transmitted from comet 67p by the European Space Agency’s robot craft Philae. (Remy Gabalda / AFP/Getty Images)

A man takes a photo of a mock-up of the European Space Agency’s robot craft Philae about to land on comet 67p at the French space agency’s observation center in Toulouse. (Remy Gabalda / AFP/Getty Images)

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Photos: European probe Philae lands on comet

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