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Rosetta Crash-Lands on Comet, Ending 12-Year Space Mission
The craft had been programmed for a "controlled impact", at a human walking pace of about 90cm per second.
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Rosetta: The End of a Space Odyssey
After dispatching the final data to Earth, Rosetta's signal will simply vanish from ground control screens .
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Rosetta: The End Of A Space Odyssey
Europe's trailblazing deep-space comet exploration for clues to the origins of the Solar System ends Friday with the Rosetta orbiter joining robot lab Philae on the iceball's dusty surface for eternity.
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Europe's Rosetta to Wave Goodbye in Crash-Landing on Comet
In the final hours of its controlled descent on September 30, Rosetta will be able to take close-up pictures of the comet.
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NASA Set To Launch Near-Earth Asteroid Mission
US space agency NASA is poised on Thursday to launch its groundbreaking first mission to a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples that could shed light on the dawn of the solar system.
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ESA's Rosetta Spacecraft Spots Philae Comet Lander That Was Thought Lost Forever
The agency released a photo of the washing machine-sized robot lab on the comet's rough surface.
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Missing Comet Lander Philae Spotted At Last: ESA
Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has finally spotted its tiny lander Philae, thought to be lost forever, stuck in a ditch on the surface of a comet hurtling through space, ground controllers said Monday.
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'Time To Say Goodbye' Says Philae As Silent Comet Probe Is Shut Down
Ground controllers bid a final farewell today to robot lab Philae, cutting communications after a year-long silence with the tiny probe hurtling through space on the surface of a comet.
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Xiaomi Mi Max Launch, Freedom 251 Delayed, and More News This Week
Big launches, a near-riot, and much more news took place this week, and we've got a roundup of everything that matters.
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Rosetta, Philae to Reunite on Comet for September 30 Mission End
"The mission is coming to an end as a result of the spacecraft's ever-increasing distance from the Sun and Earth", said a statement by the ESA.
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Scientists Bid Comet Lander Philae Farewell After Radio Silence
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) said on Friday it suspects Philae is now covered in dust and too cold to operate.
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'Time To Say Goodbye' To Comet Probe Philae: Space Agency
Ground controllers said today they would stop sending commands to comet probe Philae, announcing it was "time to say goodbye" to the tiny lab resting after a captivating science mission.
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Philae Comet Probe: World Prepares for Final Farewell
"When finally we 'kill' Philae, it will be like 'who killed Bambi'," ESA senior science adviser Mark McCaughrean said.
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Time Running Out for Comet Probe Philae
A last-chance manoeuvre was attempted Sunday to shift the tiny lander into a sunnier angle for its battery-replenishing solar panels.
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One Year After Comet Touchdown, What's Next for Philae?
A year ago on Thursday, the world held its collective breath as a European spacecraft dropped a tiny robot lab onto the surface of a comet hurtling towards the Sun.
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Rosetta Crash-Lands on Comet, Ending 12-Year Space Mission
The craft had been programmed for a "controlled impact", at a human walking pace of about 90cm per second.
-
Rosetta: The End of a Space Odyssey
After dispatching the final data to Earth, Rosetta's signal will simply vanish from ground control screens .
-
Rosetta: The End Of A Space Odyssey
Europe's trailblazing deep-space comet exploration for clues to the origins of the Solar System ends Friday with the Rosetta orbiter joining robot lab Philae on the iceball's dusty surface for eternity.
-
Europe's Rosetta to Wave Goodbye in Crash-Landing on Comet
In the final hours of its controlled descent on September 30, Rosetta will be able to take close-up pictures of the comet.
-
NASA Set To Launch Near-Earth Asteroid Mission
US space agency NASA is poised on Thursday to launch its groundbreaking first mission to a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples that could shed light on the dawn of the solar system.
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ESA's Rosetta Spacecraft Spots Philae Comet Lander That Was Thought Lost Forever
The agency released a photo of the washing machine-sized robot lab on the comet's rough surface.
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Missing Comet Lander Philae Spotted At Last: ESA
Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has finally spotted its tiny lander Philae, thought to be lost forever, stuck in a ditch on the surface of a comet hurtling through space, ground controllers said Monday.
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'Time To Say Goodbye' Says Philae As Silent Comet Probe Is Shut Down
Ground controllers bid a final farewell today to robot lab Philae, cutting communications after a year-long silence with the tiny probe hurtling through space on the surface of a comet.
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Xiaomi Mi Max Launch, Freedom 251 Delayed, and More News This Week
Big launches, a near-riot, and much more news took place this week, and we've got a roundup of everything that matters.
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Rosetta, Philae to Reunite on Comet for September 30 Mission End
"The mission is coming to an end as a result of the spacecraft's ever-increasing distance from the Sun and Earth", said a statement by the ESA.
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Scientists Bid Comet Lander Philae Farewell After Radio Silence
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) said on Friday it suspects Philae is now covered in dust and too cold to operate.
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'Time To Say Goodbye' To Comet Probe Philae: Space Agency
Ground controllers said today they would stop sending commands to comet probe Philae, announcing it was "time to say goodbye" to the tiny lab resting after a captivating science mission.
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Philae Comet Probe: World Prepares for Final Farewell
"When finally we 'kill' Philae, it will be like 'who killed Bambi'," ESA senior science adviser Mark McCaughrean said.
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Time Running Out for Comet Probe Philae
A last-chance manoeuvre was attempted Sunday to shift the tiny lander into a sunnier angle for its battery-replenishing solar panels.
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One Year After Comet Touchdown, What's Next for Philae?
A year ago on Thursday, the world held its collective breath as a European spacecraft dropped a tiny robot lab onto the surface of a comet hurtling towards the Sun.
