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Philae lander just before touching the surface of Comet 67P

European Space probe Philae gets marooned in the cliff of a shadow after landing glitches

Nov 13, 2014

European Space Agency lander probe, Philae which made a historic landing on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko after a decade-long, 6.4 billion-kilometer (4 billion-mile) journey through space aboard its mothe...

ESA spacecraft Rosetta all poised to land Philae on Comet 67P/Churyumov

Amanda

Nov 12, 2014

Innovation

Scientists at The European Space Agency (ESA) are all set for the final countdown to their historic attempt to land a spacecraft on a comet. The craft named Rosetta will drop the Philae lander to the surface of...

Rosetta comet mission made possible by UK’s space expertise

Charles Omedo

Nov 11, 2014

Innovation

You are aware of the fact that the celebrated Rosetta comet mission will be deploying its Philae Lander unit in a soft and controlled landing on comet on Wednesday, but what you may not know is that most of the...

Rosetta Comet looks more like a black swan than a yellow duck

Siddhant Ghatge

Oct 20, 2014

Innovation

As the landing day gets closer, Rosetta discovers more things about the comet. 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko just like other comets, looks like a lump of coal according to the European Space Agency’s Rosetta missio...

ESA allows to 3D print Comet 67P dimensions using Rosetta mission files data

Charles Omedo

Oct 4, 2014

Innovation

More information has emerged on the European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta mission which is currently orbiting the comet in our solar system. Two main information has actually emerged: specific data calculations a...

ESA will land a spacecraft on comet come November 12

Charles Omedo

Sep 30, 2014

Innovation

Come November 12, the European Space Agency (ESA) will be landing a spacecraft on comet, the first of its kind. The main purpose of this mission is to further conduct research into the solar system’s history as...

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