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September 06, 2016

Missing comet lander Philae spotted at last: ESA
Paris (AFP) Sept 5, 2016
Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has finally spotted its tiny lander Philae, thought to be lost forever, stuck in a ditch on the surface of a comet hurtling through space, ground controllers said Monday. "THE SEARCH IS OVER! I've found @Philae2014!!" the European Space Agency (ESA) tweeted on behalf of Rosetta, orbiting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at some 682 million kilometres (424 million miles) from Earth. The agency released a photo of the washing machine-sized robot lab on the comet's rough ... read more

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