Watch Live Now as the ESA Lands a Spacecraft on the Surface of a Comet

History is happening currently.

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Nov 11, 2014 02:07 pm

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[Update] They did it!

Comets are the original source of Earth's water. That wee lander is now in position, poised to re-write what we know about ourselves.

— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) November 12, 2014

.@WilliamShatner touchdown confirmed for away team @philae2014, captain!

— ESA Rosetta Mission (@ESA_Rosetta) November 12, 2014

[Update] The Philae lander has successfully detached from Rosetta and is on its way to make a landing around 11AM!

Rosetta has one chance to make history by landing Philae on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and the procedure is starting up in space right now. You can watch along with the ESA’s live stream overnight and into tomorrow when Philae will finally touch down on the comet’s surface.

We’ve also got a handy breakdown of how and when the spacecraft separation and landing will take place.

If you’re looking to catch up, you can get all the updates from the ESA twitter feed:

Tweets by @ESA_Rosetta

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Dan Van Winkle

Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.