Rosetta spacecraft lands on comet 67P and switches off for good

It's over. After orbiting the duck-shaped comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko for 786 days, the Rosetta spacecraft has landed softly on its surface and turned off its instruments for good. The touchdown was confirmed at 7:20AM ET as the last signals from the probe were received at the European Space Agency's mission control.
"I can announce full descent and I declare, hereby, that the mission has ended for Rosetta," said ESA mission manager Patrick Martin moments after signal ended. "The Roset