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Scientists Captured Incredible Photographic Proof Of A Landslide On A Comet
- Wednesday March 22, 2017
- World News | Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post
It was 3 a.m., and astronomer Maurizio Pajola had been up for hours looking through images taken by the Rosetta spacecraft of its dumpy, duck-shaped comet. Pajola had just started a new job studying Mars' moon Phobos at NASA's Ames Research Center. The only time he could continue this work on the Rosetta mission was the middle of the night.
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Missing Comet Lander Philae Spotted At Last: ESA
- Monday September 5, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has finally spotted its tiny lander Philae, thought to be lost forever, stuck in a ditch on the surface of a comet hurtling through space, ground controllers said Monday.
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Water Ice Found On Surface Of Comet 67P
- Monday January 18, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have identified two large patches of water ice on the surface of comet 67P, perhaps the most studied comet in history.
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA's Solar-Powered Spacecraft To Jupiter Breaks Distance Record
- Thursday January 14, 2016
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
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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www.ndtv.com
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Nasa's Alice on Rosetta Spacecraft Makes Key Discovery About Comet Atmosphere
- Wednesday June 3, 2015
- Written by Vidhyanshu
The Alice instrument found that electrons close to the surface of a comet cause the rapid breakup of water and carbon dioxide molecules.
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www.gadgets360.com
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ESA Says Philae and Rosetta Find No Magnetic Field on Comet 67P
- Wednesday April 15, 2015
- Written by Vidhyanshu
The lack of a magnetic field on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko could sweep away a key theory on the formation of comets and other solar system bodies.
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www.gadgets360.com
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ESA to Make Final Attempt to Locate Missing Philae Comet Lander
- Tuesday January 27, 2015
- Written by Vidhyanshu
Scientists are considering sending the orbiting Rosetta spacecraft to swoop down just six kilometres over the patch where the lander is thought to be.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Rosetta Mission Data Helps Scientists Understand How Comets Evolve
- Friday January 23, 2015
- Written by Vidhyanshu
The study helps scientists better understand how comets form in the first place, how their surfaces evolve over time and how to potentially predict their lifespans.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Rosetta Spacecraft Raises New Questions About Comet's Origin
- Friday January 23, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Scientists using Europe's comet-orbiting Rosetta spacecraft have discovered that the complicated ancient body is coated with surprisingly simple organic molecules and surrounded by a changing cloud of gases, according to new research released on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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ESA's Comet Landing the Top Breakthrough of 2014, Says Journal Science
- Friday December 19, 2014
- Written by Vidhyanshu
"Philae's landing was an amazing feat and got the world's attention," said Tim Appenzeller, news editor of the journal Science.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Why This Space Scientist Broke Down and Apologised
- Thursday November 20, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
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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www.ndtv.com
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Images of Philae Lander's Historic Comet Bounce Revealed by ESA
- Monday November 17, 2014
- Written by Vidhyanshu
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Scientists Captured Incredible Photographic Proof Of A Landslide On A Comet
- Wednesday March 22, 2017
- World News | Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post
It was 3 a.m., and astronomer Maurizio Pajola had been up for hours looking through images taken by the Rosetta spacecraft of its dumpy, duck-shaped comet. Pajola had just started a new job studying Mars' moon Phobos at NASA's Ames Research Center. The only time he could continue this work on the Rosetta mission was the middle of the night.
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www.ndtv.com
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Missing Comet Lander Philae Spotted At Last: ESA
- Monday September 5, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has finally spotted its tiny lander Philae, thought to be lost forever, stuck in a ditch on the surface of a comet hurtling through space, ground controllers said Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Water Ice Found On Surface Of Comet 67P
- Monday January 18, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have identified two large patches of water ice on the surface of comet 67P, perhaps the most studied comet in history.
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA's Solar-Powered Spacecraft To Jupiter Breaks Distance Record
- Thursday January 14, 2016
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
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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www.ndtv.com
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Nasa's Alice on Rosetta Spacecraft Makes Key Discovery About Comet Atmosphere
- Wednesday June 3, 2015
- Written by Vidhyanshu
The Alice instrument found that electrons close to the surface of a comet cause the rapid breakup of water and carbon dioxide molecules.
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www.gadgets360.com
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ESA Says Philae and Rosetta Find No Magnetic Field on Comet 67P
- Wednesday April 15, 2015
- Written by Vidhyanshu
The lack of a magnetic field on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko could sweep away a key theory on the formation of comets and other solar system bodies.
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www.gadgets360.com
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ESA to Make Final Attempt to Locate Missing Philae Comet Lander
- Tuesday January 27, 2015
- Written by Vidhyanshu
Scientists are considering sending the orbiting Rosetta spacecraft to swoop down just six kilometres over the patch where the lander is thought to be.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Rosetta Mission Data Helps Scientists Understand How Comets Evolve
- Friday January 23, 2015
- Written by Vidhyanshu
The study helps scientists better understand how comets form in the first place, how their surfaces evolve over time and how to potentially predict their lifespans.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Rosetta Spacecraft Raises New Questions About Comet's Origin
- Friday January 23, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Scientists using Europe's comet-orbiting Rosetta spacecraft have discovered that the complicated ancient body is coated with surprisingly simple organic molecules and surrounded by a changing cloud of gases, according to new research released on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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ESA's Comet Landing the Top Breakthrough of 2014, Says Journal Science
- Friday December 19, 2014
- Written by Vidhyanshu
"Philae's landing was an amazing feat and got the world's attention," said Tim Appenzeller, news editor of the journal Science.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Why This Space Scientist Broke Down and Apologised
- Thursday November 20, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
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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www.ndtv.com
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Images of Philae Lander's Historic Comet Bounce Revealed by ESA
- Monday November 17, 2014
- Written by Vidhyanshu
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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www.gadgets360.com