Breaking News: Probe Makes Historic Comet Landing.

This picture from Rosetta's Osiris instrument shows the Philae lander on its way to the comet

European robot probe Philae has made the first, historic landing on a comet, after descending from its mothership. The lander touched down on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at about 1605 GMT.
There were cheers and hugs at the control room in Darmstadt, Germany after the signal was confirmed.
It was designed to shine a light on some of the mysteries of these icy relics from the formation of the Solar System.
"This is a big step for human civilisation," said Jean-Jacques Dordain, the director-general of the European Space Agency (Esa).

Source:BBC