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November 15, 2014

Comet probe sends back drill experiment data in final hours
Paris (AFP) Nov 15, 2014
Europe's science probe Philae sent home a treasure trove of data from a comet heading towards the Sun before falling silent as its power ran out, mission control said Saturday. Crowning a historic feat, the robot lab streamed data from its experiments back to its mother ship Rosetta in the final hours before its battery ran down. This included the outcome of an eagerly-waited chemistry test of a sample drilled from the comet's icy and dusty surface, scientists said. "Rosetta's lander has com ... read more

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