Watch live as the Rosetta probe 'softly’ crashes into comet 67P

The ticker at the top of the European Space Agency's live stream says it all. Days at comet: 786; days until end of mission: 0. After launching from Earth back in March 2004, the Rosetta space probe is preparing for its final mission — a controlled landing onto the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, where it's been in orbit for the last two years. The impact is expected to happen at approximately 11:18AM Universal Time or 7.18AM ET, and you can watch along with the ESA's live stream.

If you're tuning in at the time of publication article (4:30AM ET) then don't expect to see more than a quiet control room. But as we get closer to impact, Rosetta will be sending more images back to Earth, charting its own final plunge with good,...