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The Comet Lander Philae Is Stuck in the Dark and Might Die
But it’s already collected a buttload of groundbreaking data.
'Seven Hours of Terror': Harpooning a Comet Isn't Easy, But It's About to Happen
Next Wednesday, a spacecraft will make a slow landing onto the surface of a comet for the very first time.
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Here's Where the Comet-Hunting Rosetta Spacecraft Plans to Harpoon Its Prey
With less than two months to go, ESA has picked the site for the first ever comet landing mission.
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