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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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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.
