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 Latest Space Breaking News: Philae's extraordinary comet landing relived
Link: https://phys.org/news/2024-11-philae-extraordinary-comet-relived.html
Summary: On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey through the solar system and over 500 million kilometers from home, Rosetta's lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for the first time. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of this extraordinary feat, we celebrate Philae's impressive achievements at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.