Sunday, 9 November 2014

Europe set to make space history with comet landing

IRON AND ICE
Europe set to make space history with comet landing
Paris (AFP) Nov 08, 2014 - One of the biggest gambles in space history comes to a climax on Wednesday when Europe attempts to make the first-ever landing on a comet. Speeding towards the Sun at 65,000 kilometres (40,600 miles) per hour, a lab called Philae will detach from its mothership Rosetta, heading for a deep-space rendezvous laden with risk. The 100-kilogram (220-pound) probe will seek out a minuscule landi ... more


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