ESA Attempts To Land Probe On Comet

DARMSTADT, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 12: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this November 11, 2014 handout photo illustration provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet is shown to scale in comparison to the city of Paris. ESA will attempt to land the Philae lander, launched from the Rosetta probe, onto the comet in the afternoon (GMT) of November 12, which, if successful, will be the first time ever that a man-made craft has landed onto a comet. The Philae lander is a mini laboratory that will harpoon itself to the surface, though a problem with a gas thruster detected November 11 is making the outcome of the landing uncertain. (Photo by ESA via Getty Images)