By The Associated Press, September 29, 2016 ‘Mission complete’ as orbiter joins Philae, its lander and sidekick, on surface Europe’s comet-chasing space probe Rosetta performed its final task Friday, dipping out of orbit for a slow-motion crash onto the icy surface of the alien world it’s been following for more than a decade. The probe… Continue reading Rosetta spacecraft crash lands into comet, ending 12-year mission