European Spacecraft Lands On Comet
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Rosetta Crash-Lands On Comet, Ending 12-Year Space Mission
Europe's pioneering Rosetta spacecraft concluded a 12-year odyssey with a controlled crash-landing Friday onto the comet it has orbited and probed for two years to unravel the secrets of the Solar System's birth, mission controllers said.
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Comet Probe Philae 'Silent', Ground Control Concerned
Europe's comet-riding robot lab Philae has fallen "silent", said ground controllers today who feared it may have shifted on the rough, alien surface, out of radio range.
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Philae Comet May Harbour Alien Life: Scientists
The comet landed on by the European spacecraft Philae could be teeming with alien microbial life, according to two leading UK astronomers.
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Philae is Boldly Going Where No Man Should Go - Let's Leave Space to the Robots
"I'm awake! How long have I been asleep?" This message was tweeted on Sunday by the European Space Agency's spacecraft Philae. The probe tumbled into a dark ditch on a comet last November after problems landing on the icy surface. Deprived of sunlight, Philae's solar panels were unable to supply power, and the craft was feared lost. But Philae's re...
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Europe Makes Space History as Philae Probe Lands on Comet
The European Space Agency (ESA) landed a probe on a comet on Wednesday, a first in space exploration and the climax of a decade-long mission to get samples from what are the remnants of the birth of Earth's solar system.
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European Spacecraft Touches Down on Comet, Creates History
The European Space Agency says it has succeeded in landing a spacecraft on a comet for the first time in history.
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Scientists Set For Historic Comet Landing Attempt
Scientists at the European Space Agency are poised to begin a historic attempt to land a spacecraft on a comet.
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Last Checks for First-Ever Comet Landing
Europe's dream of landing a probe on a comet entered a crucial stage on Tuesday as scientists grappled with a roster of checks on the eve of the historic descent.
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Rosetta Spacecraft Set For Comet Touch Down on Wednesday
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is all set to help land a robotic probe on a comet on Wednesday.
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Space Agency Sets Date to Land on Comet Hurtling Through Space
Europe's Rosetta spacecraft will attempt on November 12 to land a robot lab on a comet hurtling through deep space in a first for humankind, a statement said Friday.
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Comet lander awakes from long deep space hibernation
European space experts said on Friday they had successfully reawakened a fridge-sized robot designed to make the first-ever spacecraft landing on a comet.
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Comet-probing robot to wake from hibernation
A fridge-sized robot lab hurtling through the Solar System aboard a European probe is about to wake from hibernation and prepare for the first-ever landing by a spacecraft on a comet.
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Robotic probe to awaken for comet rendezvous, landing
After a 10-year journey, Europe's Rosetta spacecraft is due to end its hibernation on Monday and prepare for an unprecedented mission to orbit a comet and dispatch a lander to the surface.
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Rosetta Crash-Lands On Comet, Ending 12-Year Space Mission
Europe's pioneering Rosetta spacecraft concluded a 12-year odyssey with a controlled crash-landing Friday onto the comet it has orbited and probed for two years to unravel the secrets of the Solar System's birth, mission controllers said.
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Comet Probe Philae 'Silent', Ground Control Concerned
Europe's comet-riding robot lab Philae has fallen "silent", said ground controllers today who feared it may have shifted on the rough, alien surface, out of radio range.
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Philae Comet May Harbour Alien Life: Scientists
The comet landed on by the European spacecraft Philae could be teeming with alien microbial life, according to two leading UK astronomers.
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Philae is Boldly Going Where No Man Should Go - Let's Leave Space to the Robots
"I'm awake! How long have I been asleep?" This message was tweeted on Sunday by the European Space Agency's spacecraft Philae. The probe tumbled into a dark ditch on a comet last November after problems landing on the icy surface. Deprived of sunlight, Philae's solar panels were unable to supply power, and the craft was feared lost. But Philae's re...
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Europe Makes Space History as Philae Probe Lands on Comet
The European Space Agency (ESA) landed a probe on a comet on Wednesday, a first in space exploration and the climax of a decade-long mission to get samples from what are the remnants of the birth of Earth's solar system.
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European Spacecraft Touches Down on Comet, Creates History
The European Space Agency says it has succeeded in landing a spacecraft on a comet for the first time in history.
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Scientists Set For Historic Comet Landing Attempt
Scientists at the European Space Agency are poised to begin a historic attempt to land a spacecraft on a comet.
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Last Checks for First-Ever Comet Landing
Europe's dream of landing a probe on a comet entered a crucial stage on Tuesday as scientists grappled with a roster of checks on the eve of the historic descent.
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Rosetta Spacecraft Set For Comet Touch Down on Wednesday
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is all set to help land a robotic probe on a comet on Wednesday.
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Space Agency Sets Date to Land on Comet Hurtling Through Space
Europe's Rosetta spacecraft will attempt on November 12 to land a robot lab on a comet hurtling through deep space in a first for humankind, a statement said Friday.
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Comet lander awakes from long deep space hibernation
European space experts said on Friday they had successfully reawakened a fridge-sized robot designed to make the first-ever spacecraft landing on a comet.
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Comet-probing robot to wake from hibernation
A fridge-sized robot lab hurtling through the Solar System aboard a European probe is about to wake from hibernation and prepare for the first-ever landing by a spacecraft on a comet.
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Robotic probe to awaken for comet rendezvous, landing
After a 10-year journey, Europe's Rosetta spacecraft is due to end its hibernation on Monday and prepare for an unprecedented mission to orbit a comet and dispatch a lander to the surface.
