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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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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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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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Water Ice Found on Surface of Comet 67P: Study
The elusive ice was detected, using data collected by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, on the bottom part of the main lobe of the dumbbell-shaped comet.
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NASA's Solar-Powered Spacecraft To Jupiter Breaks Distance Record
NASA's first solar-powered spacecraft Juno to Jupiter has broken the record to become humanity's most distant solar-powered emissary.
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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 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 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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Rosetta Comet-Landing is Science's 2014 Breakthrough
The top scientific breakthrough of 2014 was the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft's rendez-vous with a comet, the US journal Science said Thursday.
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Rosetta's Comet Landing Captured in 3D
A stunning 3D image generated from data collected by Rosetta Lander Imaging System (ROLIS) aboard the European Space Agency's Philae lander shows what it would look like to fly over the surface of an alien celestial body.
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Why This Space Scientist Broke Down and Apologised
British physicist Matt Taylor brimmed with excitement as the European Space Agency's Philae lander successfully separated from the Rosetta spacecraft, showing off a colorful tattoo on his thigh of both, while proclaiming "we're making history."
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Images of Philae Lander's Historic Comet Bounce Revealed by ESA
The photos appeared to show only a trail of dust kicked up by Philae when it touched down and rebounded after a pair of harpoons failed to work.
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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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Moment of Truth in Europe's Ten-Year Mission to Explore a Comet
The ESA early on Wednesday gave the final go-ahead for the Rosetta spacecraft to jettison the Philae lander to touch down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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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 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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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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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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Water Ice Found on Surface of Comet 67P: Study
The elusive ice was detected, using data collected by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, on the bottom part of the main lobe of the dumbbell-shaped comet.
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NASA's Solar-Powered Spacecraft To Jupiter Breaks Distance Record
NASA's first solar-powered spacecraft Juno to Jupiter has broken the record to become humanity's most distant solar-powered emissary.
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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 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 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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Rosetta Comet-Landing is Science's 2014 Breakthrough
The top scientific breakthrough of 2014 was the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft's rendez-vous with a comet, the US journal Science said Thursday.
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Rosetta's Comet Landing Captured in 3D
A stunning 3D image generated from data collected by Rosetta Lander Imaging System (ROLIS) aboard the European Space Agency's Philae lander shows what it would look like to fly over the surface of an alien celestial body.
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Why This Space Scientist Broke Down and Apologised
British physicist Matt Taylor brimmed with excitement as the European Space Agency's Philae lander successfully separated from the Rosetta spacecraft, showing off a colorful tattoo on his thigh of both, while proclaiming "we're making history."
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Images of Philae Lander's Historic Comet Bounce Revealed by ESA
The photos appeared to show only a trail of dust kicked up by Philae when it touched down and rebounded after a pair of harpoons failed to work.
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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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Moment of Truth in Europe's Ten-Year Mission to Explore a Comet
The ESA early on Wednesday gave the final go-ahead for the Rosetta spacecraft to jettison the Philae lander to touch down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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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.
