This Wednesday Morning (November 12) at 10:30AM Eastern Standard Time the Rosetta spacecraft is expected to land on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. If successful, this will be the first time any spacecraft has landed on a comet.
See these links for more information...
www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Frequently_asked_questions
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/12/science/space/landing-on-a-comet-inside-rosetta-orbiters-philae-landing-mission.html?_r=0
blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/11/11/tracking-philaes-descent-with-magnetic-data/
To watch the landing on streaming video, go to either of these sites (note there is a 30 minute delay, if the landing occurs at 10:30AM, we will see the landing at 11:00AM).
new.livestream.com/ESA/cometlanding
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2471982,00.asp
Note I misspoke above, Rosetta wont land on the comet. There is a lander, known as Philae which will land. It is now expected to touch down at 16:02 GMT (11:02AM Eastern Standard Time). There is about a half hour delay, which means we should see the landing about 11:30AM Eastern Standard Time.
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