The Rosetta spacecraft ended its historic £1.2bn mission by smashing into the comet it has been chasing for 12 years.
Scientists at the European Space Agency cheered and hugged one another at the point of impact with the duck-shaped Comet 67P at 12.19pm.
"Thank you Rosetta," ESA director general Jan Woerner said on Twitter.
Rosetta's British project scientist, Dr Matt Taylor, described it as a "bittersweet" moment.
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