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November 18, 2014

Comet probe 'sniffed' organic molecules: early data
Paris (AFP) Nov 18, 2014
Mankind's first-ever probe of a comet found traces of organic molecules and a surface much harder than imagined, scientists said Tuesday of initial sample data from robot lab Philae. Philae fell asleep on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Saturday, having run out of onboard battery power after 60 hours of prodding and probing an object zipping towards the Sun at 18 kilometres (11 miles per second). The lander control centre in Cologne, operated by German Aerospace Center (DLR), said Philae had ... read more

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