DARMSTADT, Germany -- Europe's comet lander Philae has come to rest in the shadow of a cliff, posing a potential problem for its solar panels, scientists said Thursday as they published the first ...
On November 12, the European Space Agency (ESA) made space history when it landed a probe on a comet. The news swept the Internet by storm (even holding our attention over Kim Kardashian’s ...
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What went wrong when ESA tried to land on a comet
ESA’s Rosetta mission achieved a historic first by reaching and deploying a lander on a comet, but the landing did not go as planned. When Philae’s anchoring systems failed, the lander bounced across ...
Five potential sites have been selected for what will be one of humanity's most audacious undertakings - landing a spacecraft on a comet. Scientists will command the Rosetta spacecraft to 'drop' the ...
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