Mission Complete: Rosetta's Journey Ends, Her Story Continues

It's the beginning of a story that draws you in, but it's the ending that leaves you lingering, forever connected to the characters. At least if it's a good story. The fairy tale of Rosetta and Philae, the first spacecraft and lander to rendezvous with a comet and travel with it in orbit around the sun, came to a close early Saturday morning (EDT) in a well-crafted ending. A mission poster for Rosetta.Image Credit: ESA/ATG medialab; Comet image: ESA/Rosetta/NavCam The story of their long journ...