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#Rosettawatch: homing in on Philae's resting spot

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#Rosettawatch: homing in on Philae's resting spot

Its on-going mission, to explore the strange new comet, to seek out new plumes of dust and gas, spewing from the warming surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

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Philae lander sleeps but Rosetta mission lives on

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Philae lander sleeps but Rosetta mission lives on

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Is mystery Russian spacecraft a satellite-killer?

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Philae's hop, skip and jump across comet 67P

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Philae's hop, skip and jump across comet 67P

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Race to get comet data before Philae dies

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Race to get comet data before Philae dies

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Philae has landed – first image from the surface

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Philae has landed – first image from the surface

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Turbopump failure behind Orbital rocket explosion

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Make your own comet 67P with dirt and dry ice

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Make your own comet 67P with dirt and dry ice

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Why space tourism is worth the risk

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Why space tourism is worth the risk

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Rosetta: Days from the toughest space landing ever

Space

Rosetta: Days from the toughest space landing ever

Ten years after leaving Earth, one of humanity's most ambitious space missions is ready for its climax – a nail-biting drop onto the surface of a comet

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Cargo rocket explosion is a blow for commercial space

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Sleepy sun could make Mars trips deadly

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China set to launch probe on round trip to the moon

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Software will let spacecraft find water on planets

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