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Starman: NASA name comet after David Bowie

January 12, 2016 Note Nots 0

  NASA have named a comet after the sensational and celestial Starman himself, David Bowie. The legendary musician was just 69 when he passed away early on Monday morning, quickly prompting tributes from around the

Philae lander wakes up and calls home

June 14, 2015 Fernando Sanchez 0

According to the European Space Agency, the Philae probe has woken up out of hibernation mode and has contacted home. Philae detached from its mothership, Rosetta, and landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko last November after completing