Esa's mission control in Darmstadt, Germany, has confirmed the probe is now in orbit within 62 miles (100km) of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Claire Wyckoff uses the tracking app to produce drawings as she runs around San Francisco. She ‘drew’ her first image – of a corgi – in June, and has since drawn penises, (pictured bottom right), Slimer from Ghostbusters (pictured top right) and a space invader (pictured left). Her creations are uploaded to her Tumblr blog Running Drawing.
Psychologists from Oklahoma found children aged six to eleven concentrated more at school, and acquired better social skills if they took part in family meals (stock image pictured).
Pope Francis (pictured) made the claims to German altar servers in Rome. He urged the young people not to waste 'hours on futile things', including chatting on the web and watching TV.
The Dead Prize has been created by the London-based cofounder of Architecture for Humanity to recognise mistakes and inspire better future inventions.
Illinois based researchers have found music makes us feel powerful. They found certain songs could make people work and exercise harder (shown).
Temperatures across the Arctic are warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe - and scientists claim they could lead to some unusual natural events.
Navdy, built in San Francisco, is a dashboard-mounted heads-up display (HUD) that connects to an Android or iOS smartphone via Bluetooth.
A robotic vehicle off Mexico's Guadalup Island has been attacked by a shark (left). The dramatic footage was captured by six cameras on the Remus SharkCam (bottom right). In the video the shark tried to eat the robotic vehicle. When it realises it is not food it begins to attack it and mark its territory (top right). The video could help reveal how sharks hunt.
In a joint statement, the tech giants said they will continue to pursue existing cases in America. Countries where both firms have launched past legal action include South Korea, Japan, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy and the UK.
A piece of music is composed, based on the density, speed and shape of the clouds and is then played on the hi-tech instrument, created by U.S. artist David Bowen.
Scientists from the Seoul National University in South Korea believe they can convert cigarette ends into a material that could be used by computers, electrical vehicles and wind turbines.
The new service (pictured) is launching in San Francisco. Cars are booked in the standard way, but if there is a match, the app notifies the user of the other rider’s first name.
Reports claim the Californian tech giant has scheduled a ‘big media event’ for Tuesday, 9 September, at which it is expected to unveil its next-generation iPhones. Last year's invite is pictured.
A trial in Hertfordshire was genetically modified crops to produce omega-3 (shown). It is the first time plants grown outside have been made to produce fish oil.
The Oculus Rift Developer Kit 2 (DK2) is now being shipped to developers. It was taken apart by California-based repair site iFixit. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 screen is pictured.
The hack (pictured) was demonstrated to Wired by security researcher Silvio Cesare ahead of his talk at this week’s Black Hat conference in Vegas. Stock image pictured.
Montana-based scientist has revealed how astronauts 'do their business' on the ISS. In a video Hank Green explains how pumps are used to collect waste (left). To collect urine a funnel is used with a hose (top right) and the liquid is then stored. This can be recycled using an anti gravity machine for drinking water. When doing a number two astronauts have to sit on a small toilet seat (bottom right).
A study led by a researcher at the University of Cincinnati suggests taking short online breaks can boost productivity (stock image shown).
The shoulder-mounted system was created at MIT's d'Arbeloff Laboratory and was designed as an extension of the wearer's own limbs. Daweoo is working on a similar design that gives wearers superhuman strength.
Researcher Ronald Dorn from Arizona discovered that ants (pictured) convert minerals found in sand into limestone, and during the conversion, carbon dioxide is trapped.
Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California developed the 'acoustic bottle' to make objects invisible to sonar detection.
Designed by Bangalore-based Amit Mirchandani, the prototype Kit Bike, is put together by attaching the various aluminium hollow tubes using simple twist joints.
Berlin-based hacker, Ruben Santamarta. says he's figured out how to hack equipment on passenger jets through their WiFi and calls for tightened security.
The tortoises were trained to use the touchscreen (pictured) by researchers from the University of Lincoln. They began by teaching the animals basic touchscreen functions, using their noses.
Professor Ouyang Ziyuan, the chief scientist of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program in Beijing, recently said the moon is 'so rich' in helium 3, that this could 'solve humanity's energy demand for around 10,000 years at least.'
WARNING: Some of these illusions may make you feel nauseous. Professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka, from Ritsumseikan University, in Kyoto, Japan, has spent more than a decade creating his collection of works. Having originally studied animal psychology, Professor Kitaoka, 52, decided to focus on optical illusions after looking into their effect on monkeys, while working at a neuroscience institute. His illusion Rotating Rays is pictured top left, Autumn Colour Swamp is top right, Ampan Factory is pictured bottom left and Construction Of A Subway By Rabbits is bottom right.
Experts at Arcturos Bear Sanctuary in Kastoria, in northern Greece, tried in vain to reunite the dehydrated cub with her mother and are now teaching Zoe survival skills.
The inventors, based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, describe their EcoFarm as 'a symbiotic environment where the waste of the fish is used as a natural fertiliser'.
The feature (pictured) was spotted by New York-based Wall Street Journal. It is unclear whether the feature will be rolled out more widely and Twitter did not comment.
London-based science writer, Peter Forbes, and Brighton sculptor, Tom Grimsey, compiled their images for their new book the 'Nanoscience: Giants of the Infinitesimal'.
The poll was conducted by London-based uSwitch.com. Long battery life (stock image) was the top reason among 89% of respondents, while a waterproof case came second among 67%.
A study of almost 5,000 youngsters - equally divided between boys and girls - found that moderate players are happier with their lives than those who play more or those who never play at all.
Dr Sara Seager from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said the the chance of finding life elsewhere in the universe was 'inevitable'.
Dr Robb Rutledge of University College London said his team were surprised to find just how important expectation is.
Archaeologists discovered treasures ranging from weapons to musical instruments, which were buried with king Liu Fei in an area of modern day Xuyi County, China. The tombs (pictured top left) were plundered, but over 10,000 artefacts have still been recovered, including from the king's burial chamber and from chariot pits. They include a rhino figurine (top right), a dragon that would have supported a musical instrument (bottom left) and a decorative weight that resembles a coiled snake (pictured bottom right). Historical texts state that the king lived a lavish lifestyle, so it is no surprise that he was buried in the lap of luxury.
Reanalysis of unique bones found in Indonesia suggests they are not from a new species (left, regular skull right). Scientists say the finding on Flores Island, in Indonesia, can be attributed to Down's syndrome. This counteracts previous claims that the bones belonged to a previously unknown species of human 15,000 years ago (inset).
PaperLater allows readers to turn blogs, websites and journals into newspapers of between eight and 24 pages. The service is being offering in the UK by Glasgow-based The Newspaper Club.
University of Sussex researchers claim that the movement is so important that, if its ears are covered up, another horse struggles to know what it is thinking.
Bones belonging to an extinct giant penguin (shown) have been found in Antarctica. They suggest a species existed that was once up to 6.63ft (2.02m) in length.
The free game (pictured), from Vietnamese-based developer Dong Nguyen, is only compatible with Amazon Fire TV and Mr Nguyen has not confirmed when it will launch on other platforms.
The mock-up images were posted to Chinese site Weibo. It is not known whether the images are of a real iPad or whether they are just a designer's musing on what Apple's next offering will be.
Created by Japan-based Kim Taewan, the free app works by asking the user to mark either two or three points on their body, in-between which the stretching takes place.
Assignment Flag Drive was created by Oxford-based Sophos. Challengers must use technical skills to break into the drive and discover as much about its owner as possible. Stock image pictured.
Researchers in Barcelona have confirmed British mathematician Alan Turing's 62-year-old theory that explains how certain patterns form (image shown).
In Western Australia, the event could be seen with the naked eye as Saturn disappeared behind the moon and reappeared on the other side. The event was one of 13 occultations between Saturn and the moon this year. These occur when one astronomical object moves in front of another. Monday morning's occultation could only be seen by those in the Eastern Hemisphere, but stargazers everywhere were able to experience the event online.
The Gemini Observatory in Hawaii captured a massive volcano on the moon Io (shown). The huge outpouring of heat was hotter than anything on modern Earth.
Wonder material graphene aerogel – which is so light it can balance on top of a flower – could be used to make parachutes for aeroplane passengers.
The device provides thrust by bouncing microwaves in a closed container. The finding by the Houston-based space agency could bring human deep space travel a step closer.
Texas researchers say pain relievers such as ibuprofen affect men and women very differently.
However, Google today confirmed that at least one of its two barges is being scrapped.
It is now legal for US consumers to unlock a cellphone without permission from their wireless provider.
Archaeologists found the ancient fragment of mammoth ivory belonging to the Ice Age animal figurine in Vogelherd Cave in Germany.
The South Korean firm, which makes the Galaxy S5 (pictured) announced its net income between April and June dropped to 6.3 trillion won (£3.6 billion) down from 7.8 trillion won (£4.3 billion) a year earlier.
Research led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has shown that sounds can be identified by monitoring tiny vibrations of objects (shown). The team used a high speed camera filming at thousands of frames per second and found that nanoscale vibrations corresponded to sounds that had been played. This meant audio such as music and speech could be identified from video.
Bill Kenny from Croghan Hill was inspired to launch the the peat-based Ógra skincare range after seeing the well-preserved Iron Age body of 'Old Croghan Man' found in a County Offaly bog in 2003.
Astronomers using Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope have unexpectedly discovered a monster elliptical galaxy so large it has created a lens allowing researcher to see back 9.6 billion years.
An art director in San Francisco came up with the idea for the website, where anyone can submit a video with a positive message to cheer others up.
Houston-based firm Celestis is offering four different options starting at $995 (£590) that will see pets ashes launched into orbit and even deep space this autumn.
Berlin-based Karsten Nohl and Jakob Lell reverse engineered the firmware that controls USB functions (stock image pictured) and discovered they could reprogram it malicious code.
Physicists at the University of California, Berkeley, have following a quantum system’s movements before it collapses into a 'classical state', a feat once considered impossible.
Scientists from the University of New South Wales in Australia created the programme that can write its own moralistic tales like Aesop's The Hare and the Tortoise.
Researchers from the University of Tasmania dated minerals containing traces of zircon (pictured) and found them similar to those in sedimentary rocks in the U.S.
The new lines were revealed following gales and sandstorms in the region and researchers believe one depicts a snake (pictured inset), while another appears to show a camelid (pictured left main) above an unidentified bird (pictured right main). The geoglyphs were first spotted in 1939 and some 700 geoglyphs are thought to have been drawn by the ancient Nazca people between the first and sixth centuries. They join existing geoglyphs of a dog, hummingbird, condor and a monkey.
Utah researchers say the drop, which led to a change in the shape of skulls, coincided with a blossoming in culture.
Washington researchers say companion planets are far more likely to be hospitable.
A Japanese company has unveiled a virtual reality girlfriend with fake legs (shown). Using an Oculus Rift headset users interact in the virtual and real world.
The California-based billionaire made the comment while tweeting a recommendation for 'Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies’, a book that looks at how humanity will cope with AI.
Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark used a new type of optical fibre (stock image pictured) to transfer 43 terabits per second.
The American astrophysicist defended genetically modified organisms, saying that they are just an extension of artificial selection and we eat very little 'wild' food.
The cells, designed by Sheffield University, are made from perovskite, and when used as a spray (illustration pictured), produce very little waste. Prototype cells have an efficiency rating of 11%.
A medical expert at Long Beach Memorial in California said the discovery of heart disease in Ancient Egyptians and other cultures hints that there are triggers other than a modern fatty diet.
Australian researchers found events were better remembered by partners who rated their intimacy as higher.
The warning comes from Bristol-based Ashley Dale, a member of the Solarmax task force which was set up to find out how to reduce the impact of solar storms.
The gruesome fine was made in 2,000 years ago in the Danish town of Skanderborg at the edge of the Roman Empire.
California researchers have found a way to make see-through mice, and say they could help see how cancer spreads.
The toaster, by Danville-based the Vermont Novelty Toaster Corporation, lightly grills bread to a golden brown, expect for the image outline which is burnt darker.
Among the most exciting instruments on the rover is Moxie, a machine that converts carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere to pure oxygen for rocket fuel.
A production model of the A5, from Los Angeles-based aviation firm ICON, was recently seen at the EAA AirVenture convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The $90 desk is going on sale this month in Japan, and can also transform in a sofa desk and even a coffee table.
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Photographer Christian Kneidinger, 50, was taking pictures in a botanical garden in Linz, Austria, when he realised he was looking at something special. Initially he was trying to focus on the colour of the flowers but after an hour he took a closer look at the pink moth orchid and noticed an optical illusion of a bird in its centre. He showed the images to other visitors who could not believe it was a flower. He said: 'I was trying to get some beautiful pictures of some beautiful plants. I never expected to see something so magical.'
The concept images (pictured) were created by Californian artist Cuba Lee. He depicts how space miners will extract minerals from space rocks using large drills and gas chambers.
Scientists from the Vienna University of Technology separated a neutron from its magnetic moment for the first time, like how the Cheshire Cat loses its smile (illustration shown).
Called Hicon, the bangle from Italian firm Things-Lab is due to retail for $89 (£52) and go on sale in November.
The craters in northern Siberia, claims geophysicist Vladimir Romanovsky, began their formation in a similar way to that of a sinkhole, when ice collected in an underground cavity.
Two thirds of women play mobiles games before bed, compared to 52 per cent of men, according to a study into UK gaming habits by London-based group Mind Candy.
The family tree, created by Southampton University, showed that the branch of theropods - which gave rise to modern birds - were the only dinosaurs that kept getting smaller.
Bump Mark (pictured) was designed by London student Solveiga Pakstaite. It contains gelatine and as the food begins to decay, so does the gelatine to reveal a bumpy layer underneath.
The survey involved more than 2,000 UK residents and was commissioned by London-based mobile analytics firm RootMetrics.
Nasa's Opportunity rover has now traveled over 25 miles (40 km) on Mars. The distance set by the Washington-based agency took 10 years and is a new record for off-Earth driving.
The California firm's Yosemite software will let users make calls via their iPhone from a Mac, and start work on an iPad before picking up in the same place on a Mac.
Entries came from New Zealand, Turkey, China, Germany, Canada, as well as many from the UK and the winners of The Structural Awards 2014 will be announced in London on November 14. The prestigious competition, run by The Institution of Structural Engineers in London, celebrates innovative designs and materials in all types of buildings and structures. Shortlisted structures include everything from bridges that add to beautiful scenery (pictured top left), intricate staircases (top right), shops that look like glass cuboids (bottom left) and a futuristic gallery in London (bottom right).
Warwick and Boston researchers say Google searches for business and politics topics precede a crash.
Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Virginia used a technique, called light-sheet imaging, to capture 80 per cent of the fish’s neurons in action.
The suit (website pictured) is being taken in the Commercial Court in Vienna by Austrian campaigner Max Schrems. He is claiming damages of €500 (£397) per supporter.
The free app (pictured) was created by London-based Uniion. When a user ‘flings’ a message they have no idea where it will end up. If the recipient likes the fling, they can reply.
Samsung’s flexible TV (pictured) goes on sale on Friday in Korea. The 78-inch screen goes from flat to curved at the press of a button and viewers can also control the angle of the curve.
A video produced by Washington DC's American Chemical Society reveals the science behind why dogs smell each other (stock image shown).
The photo taken at the 2014 Oscars, held in Los Angeles, by Bradley Cooper is perhaps the most famous example of an usie which is pronounced 'uss-ee' to rhyme with fussy.
The £25 CaseCam, created by Seattle-based Garett Ochs, uses a fold-out mirror to both prop the phone up and let the camera see what's in front of the device.
The luxurious Crystal Serenity cruise ship will be the first to traverse the Northwest Passage, a Pacific-Atlantic sea route far beyond the Arctic Circle.
Nasa scientists in Maryland have revealed plans for a new giant telescope called the Advanced Telescope Large-Aperture Space Telescope (Atlast), illustration shown.
Paris-based Esa is preparing for Rosetta's arrival (top right) at its target on Wednesday. It has released images showing the comet's surface in unprecedented detail (left). Images confirm 'rubber duck' shape of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that may make a planned landing (bottom right) more difficult. They were taken from a distance of just 620 miles (1,000 km).
The 'Toilet - Human Waste and Earth's Future exhibition is being held at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Tokyo. It covers the shape of human waste and has giant toilet slides (pictured).
A total of 3,614 adults took part in the survey, commissioned by Twickenham-based Tech 21, during July 2014. Stock image pictured.
The smart glasses consist of a video camera on the frame of the glasses; a computer processing unit and software that projects images into the eyepieces.
Physicists at the University of Maryland have found a way to make air behave like an optical fibre, which could guide light beams over long distances without losing power.
The smart boiler from Middlesex-based British Gas can diagnose faults using a built-in wireless transmitter, with a separate ‘hub’ which connects to the customer's Wi-Fi network.
Inventors in Tel Aviv, Israel, have come up with a smart light bulb adapter that can be controlled with simple voice commands that can also be customised.
The images are part of the 'Art of Science' exhibition being held by Princeton University in New Jersey. The winner was this image of the patterns created by water moving back and forth on the Atlantic coast.
The popular dating site has been removing users' photos and adjusting 'match percentages' to see how it would change the likelihood of a match.
There is only one operational High Secure Infectious Diseases Unit in the UK, at the Royal Free Hospital in London, pictured, which has an array of specialist equipment.
Scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered a technique to lock away photos, videos and other documents in tiny particles suspended in water.
Astronomers led from University of Manchester studied a distant pulsar. Called J1023 it seems to be sucking gas from a companion and vanishing (illustration shown).
$30 figures can be customised to look like a 'mini-me' using a new amazon customisation app - and the firm promised 3D printing is the start of a 'shift in retail'.
Although still dwarfed by rival Facebook's 1.3 billion users, the online messaging service's stock soared almost 30 percent after hours.
This is according to sources close to the California-based group who said the terms of the latest funding round, which include Alibaba Group Holding, may still change.
York researchers created 'guide' images showing the three factors we use to create first impressions - Approachability (pictured), dominance and youthful-attractiveness.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman told a press conference, 'there is information [the rebels] did certain things' to the recorders (pictured), but didn't elaborate.
During a call, Signal (pictured), developed in San Francisco, displays two words on the screen of both users that are used to confirm who the callers are, and stops people joining the calls.
Researchers from Italy studied the vocalisations of African penguins (pictured). This included 32 adults and 16 chicks at Zoom zoo in Torino, Italy.
British photographers Fiona Rogers and Anup Shah captured apes in Indonesia and Borneo - and highlighted how human our evolutionary cousins are.
British photographers Fiona Rogers and Anup Shah captured apes in Indonesia and Borneo - and highlighted how human our evolutionary cousins are.
The study, by Harvard University in Massachusetts, compared Apple's results with similar searches for the term 'Samsung Galaxy slow', and found the term was unaffected by Samsung releases.
A spacecraft launched from Kazakhstan carrying animals (shown) has been saved. Ground controllers have re-established contact with the Foton-M4 satellite.
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