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  • Philae probe reaches comet, makes space history

    11/12/2014 8:30:03 AM PST · by Olog-hai · 20 replies
    Fox News ^ | November 12, 2014 | James Rogers
    The European Space Agency’s Philae lander has made space history by successfully reaching the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The landing, which took place at 11.03 AM ET, was accompanied by rapturous scenes at the ESA’s control room in Darmstadt, Germany. Philae is the first probe to land on a comet. …
  • Unmanned spacecraft successfully lands on comet (video)

    11/12/2014 8:29:47 AM PST · by servo1969 · 59 replies
    FoxNews.com ^ | 11-12-2014 | FoxNews.com
    BREAKING NEWS: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY'S TINY PHILAE LANDER (inset within artist's conception) makes history, landing on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko billions of miles away and traveling at speeds of up to 84,000 mph.