Live: The Final Moments of Rosetta, the Comet-Trailing Probe

Follow along as the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft descends on to the surface of the comet 67P.

Follow along as the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft descends on to the surface of the comet 67P.

Comet 67P/C-G, which the probe Rosetta will speed into on September 30. Credit: Rosetta NAVCAM/ESA

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