Rosetta-Philae Probe: How Humans Touched Down on a Comet for the First Time
Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...
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OTD In Space - November 12: Philae Spacecraft Gets Lost On Comet
On November 12, 2014, a European spacecraft named Philae tried to land on Comet 67P. To say it was a bumpy landing would be ...
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Philae's extraordinary comet landing relived
In-flight science During the bouncing, Philae's COSAC and Ptolemy instruments 'sniffed' the comet's gas and dust, important tracers of the raw materials present in the early solar system. COSAC ...
It's the 10-year anniversary of the first image of a human-made object touching a 4.6 billion-year-old comet
Its CIVA (Comet Infrared and Visible Analyser) cameras took the first image of a human-made object touching a 4.6 ...
Hunter illegally kills buck in Arkansas, enters it in out-of-state contest, agents say
“Agents learned (he) illegally harvested a 15-point buck during illegal hours on Sept. 8 near Crossett, Ark. (and) then ...
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World News
A search for a solution to the crisis in Haiti is growing more urgent as gangs gain territory and thousands more flee their homes. By Frances Robles With two months left in office, the president ...
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On this day in space! Nov. 14, 1969: Apollo 12 launches to the moon
On Nov. 14, 1969, the Apollo 12 mission launched to the moon. This was the second moon landing of the Apollo program. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
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Climate News
Nov. 14, 2024 — A new study determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste -- plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up ... Breakthrough in ...