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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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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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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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Schker-Blop! The Sound of a Comet Touchdown
No trumpet sounded to mark the historic event -- instead, it was a hollow, springy plop which heralded last week's landing by the comet probe Philae.
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Philae to Attempt Comet Drill: Mission Scientist
Europe's robot lab Philae will attempt on Friday to drill into its host comet 510 million kilometres (320 million miles) from Earth, with just hours of onboard battery life left, a mission scientist said.
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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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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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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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Schker-Blop! The Sound of a Comet Touchdown
No trumpet sounded to mark the historic event -- instead, it was a hollow, springy plop which heralded last week's landing by the comet probe Philae.
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Philae to Attempt Comet Drill: Mission Scientist
Europe's robot lab Philae will attempt on Friday to drill into its host comet 510 million kilometres (320 million miles) from Earth, with just hours of onboard battery life left, a mission scientist said.
