[Fred Nerks]

HISTORIC LANDING

Bye Rosetta! This image released shows the Philae lander's view of the Rosetta spacecraft 50 seconds after it was released at 08.35am GMT. It is blurry because the probe was rotating at the time

[Swordmaker]

The reconstructed-colour image, taken early October, indicates how dark the comet appears.
On the average, the comet's surface reflects about four per cent of impinging visible light, making it as dark as coal