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As Philae begins its long sleep, bedded down on the surface of comet 67P/Churymov–Gerasimenko (67P), mankind's attention shifts back to the Rosetta spacecraft as she begins the next phase of her audacious mission. Over the course of the next year, Rosetta will become the first spacecraft to orbit and observe a comet as it approaches the Sun, allowing the already phenomenally successful mission to detail the evolving characteristics of 67P as the heat from our star causes a dramatic rise in activity. .. Continue Reading Rosetta mission progresses to the comet escort phase
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Tags: Comets, Historic, Mission, Philae, Rosetta, Spacecraft, Sunlight
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As Philae begins its long sleep, bedded down on the surface of comet 67P/Churymov–Gerasimenko (67P), mankind's attention shifts back to the Rosetta spacecraft as she begins the next phase of her audacious mission. Over the course of the next year, Rosetta will become the first spacecraft to orbit and observe a comet as it approaches the Sun, allowing the already phenomenally successful mission to detail the evolving characteristics of 67P as the heat from our star causes a dramatic rise in activity. .. Continue Reading Rosetta mission progresses to the comet escort phase
Section: Space
Tags: Comets, Historic, Mission, Philae, Rosetta, Spacecraft, Sunlight
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via http://www.gizmag.com/
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