On 12 November 2014 the European Space Agency's Philae lander touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, ten years and eight months after leaving Earth with the Rosetta probe. It did not go to plan: the harpoons meant to anchor it failed to fire, and a thruster designed to press it to the surface did not work, so Philae bounced twice before settling in a poor spot and orientation. It still made the first soft landing on a comet nucleus and sent images and data for about 64 hours, the first from a comet's surface. Its batteries then ran down, and it sent only occasional signals in mid-2015 before falling silent.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.