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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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'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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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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Philae Space Probe Thought Lost Wakes in Comet's Shadows
ESA said it had received signals from the lander late on Thursday.
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'Hello Earth': Comet Probe Philae Wakes Up
The European space probe Philae woke up overnight after a months-long sleep as it hurtled towards towards the Sun on the back of a comet, the French space chief said today.
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Japanese Asteroid Probe Sets Off On 6-Year Journey
The launch of the Hayabusa 2, postponed twice because of bad weather, comes less than a month after a European Space Agency probe landed on a comet in a pioneering mission.
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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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'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.
-
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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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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Philae Space Probe Thought Lost Wakes in Comet's Shadows
ESA said it had received signals from the lander late on Thursday.
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'Hello Earth': Comet Probe Philae Wakes Up
The European space probe Philae woke up overnight after a months-long sleep as it hurtled towards towards the Sun on the back of a comet, the French space chief said today.
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Japanese Asteroid Probe Sets Off On 6-Year Journey
The launch of the Hayabusa 2, postponed twice because of bad weather, comes less than a month after a European Space Agency probe landed on a comet in a pioneering mission.
