History is Made: Philae Makes First-Ever Soft Landing on a Comet

| Update 11/13/14: I've replaced the original animated gif at the top of the post with a better one. |

As I'm writing this, the little spacecraft that could — Philae — has made history: It has made the first-ever soft landing on a comet. It is an absolutely astonishing feat.

Discover is covering all of the events live — right here — so make sure to check that out.

I just thought I'd share the animation above of three images showing Philae as it departed from the Rosetta spacecraft o