European Space Agency
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Philae probe drills into comet, turns toward light
World | Nov 15, 2014, 07:35 AM ISTBerlin: The spacecraft that landed on a comet performed two tricky maneuvers on Friday, by drilling into the rocky surface and rotating itself to catch more sunlight.Both operations carried considerable risks, because they could have
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'Philae Lander': A huge leap for mankind!
World | Nov 13, 2014, 05:20 PM ISTRossetta, the spaceship carrying 'Philae Lander' reached 'Comet 67P' after its launch on 2 march 2004 by the European Space Agency.This space craft about the size of the washing machine took almost a decade to
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European spacecraft lands on comet
World | Nov 12, 2014, 11:12 PM ISTDarmstadt (Germany): Hundreds of millions of miles from Earth, a European spacecraft made history today by successfully landing on the icy, dusty surface of a speeding comet - an audacious cosmic first designed to answer
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