Philae Lands Successfully On Comet

Found on Slashdot on Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Browse Astronomy

The European Space Agency has confirmed that the Philae probe has successfully landed on the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko and established contact with headquarters. The harpoons have deployed and reeled in the slack, and the landing gear has retracted. (Edit: They're now saying the harpoons didn't fire after all.)

Simply impressive.