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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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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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'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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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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European Space Probe Rosetta Hits 'Milestone' in Comet's Run Past Sun
A comet hosting the Philae robot and orbited by the Rosetta spacecraft zipped by past the Sun on Thursday with all systems go, The European Space Agency said.
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Comet Skirts Past Sun With Rosetta in Tow
The comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko came within 186 million kilometres of our solar system's star at about 2am GMT (7:30am IST).
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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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Robot Lab Philae 'Silent', Says Worried Ground Control
Europe's robot lab Philae has fallen "silent" on the surface of a comet zipping towards the Sun.
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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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Comet Robot Lab Makes Contact Again: Report
Europe's robot lab Philae has made followup contact with Earth more than a day after sending home its first message in nearly seven months since landing on a comet, its ground operators said today.
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Comet Probe 'Sniffed' Organic Molecules: Early Data
Mankind's first-ever probe of a comet found traces of organic molecules and a surface much harder than imagined, scientists said on Tuesday of initial sample data from robot lab Philae.
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Philae Comet Lander Shuts Down as Batteries Go Flat After Sending Data
A pioneering robotic spacecraft shut down on Saturday after radioing results of its first and probably last batch of scientific experiments from the surface of a comet, scientists said.
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Comet Probe Philae Uploads Last-Minute Data From 'Alien World'
Robot probe Philae uploaded a slew of data to Earth Friday from a deep-space comet that it drilled into long after its onboard battery was feared to have died.
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Comet Probe Philae in Race Against Time to Crown Stellar Feat
Europe's deep-space robot lab Philae worked against the clock Friday, attempting to drill into a comet 510 million kilometres (320 million miles) from Earth to crown a historic exploration before its battery runs out.
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Comet Probe in Race Against Time
Robot lab Philae drilled into its host comet on Friday with just hours of battery left, but may lose power before it can transmit results of a much-anticipated attempt to probe below the surface, mission scientists said.
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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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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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'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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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.
-
European Space Probe Rosetta Hits 'Milestone' in Comet's Run Past Sun
A comet hosting the Philae robot and orbited by the Rosetta spacecraft zipped by past the Sun on Thursday with all systems go, The European Space Agency said.
-
Comet Skirts Past Sun With Rosetta in Tow
The comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko came within 186 million kilometres of our solar system's star at about 2am GMT (7:30am IST).
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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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Robot Lab Philae 'Silent', Says Worried Ground Control
Europe's robot lab Philae has fallen "silent" on the surface of a comet zipping towards the Sun.
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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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Comet Robot Lab Makes Contact Again: Report
Europe's robot lab Philae has made followup contact with Earth more than a day after sending home its first message in nearly seven months since landing on a comet, its ground operators said today.
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Comet Probe 'Sniffed' Organic Molecules: Early Data
Mankind's first-ever probe of a comet found traces of organic molecules and a surface much harder than imagined, scientists said on Tuesday of initial sample data from robot lab Philae.
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Philae Comet Lander Shuts Down as Batteries Go Flat After Sending Data
A pioneering robotic spacecraft shut down on Saturday after radioing results of its first and probably last batch of scientific experiments from the surface of a comet, scientists said.
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Comet Probe Philae Uploads Last-Minute Data From 'Alien World'
Robot probe Philae uploaded a slew of data to Earth Friday from a deep-space comet that it drilled into long after its onboard battery was feared to have died.
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Comet Probe Philae in Race Against Time to Crown Stellar Feat
Europe's deep-space robot lab Philae worked against the clock Friday, attempting to drill into a comet 510 million kilometres (320 million miles) from Earth to crown a historic exploration before its battery runs out.
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Comet Probe in Race Against Time
Robot lab Philae drilled into its host comet on Friday with just hours of battery left, but may lose power before it can transmit results of a much-anticipated attempt to probe below the surface, mission scientists said.
