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• Philae probe gets a ‘sniff’ of acetone, indicating comets can concoct complex compounds

  Scientists say the Philae space probe has gathered data supporting the theory that comets can serve as cosmic laboratories in which some of the essential elements for life are assembled.

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  Jul 31, 2015
  
• Comet lander Philae falls silent, may have shifted position

  The European Space Agency says it hasn't received data from the lander since July 9.

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  Jul 20, 2015
  
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• Rosetta probe findings suggest Earth’s water did not come from comets

  The mystery of where Earth's water came from got murkier Wednesday when some astronomers essentially eliminated one of the chief suspects: comets.

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  Dec 10, 2014
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• Organic molecules ‘sniffed’ by Philae on comet before probe went to sleep

  Though the Philae probe which landed on a comet on Nov. 12 has been put to sleep, the data it was able to send back to scientists is groundbreaking.

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  Nov 18, 2014
• Philae starts drilling on comet, but exact location unknown

  A European probe has begun drilling into a comet to collect scientific data, but mission controllers said Friday that battery issues may make it impossible — at least for now — to access that information.

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  Nov 14, 2014
• European Space Agency releases 1st picture from comet surface

  The European Space Agency on Thursday published the first image taken from the surface of a comet, and said that its Philae lander is still "stable" despite a failure to latch on properly to the rocky terrain.

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  Nov 13, 2014
• Saskatoon company contributes to successful comet landing

  Saskatoon-based SED Systems provides communications for a spacecraft that landed the first ever probe on a comet thought to be billions of years old.

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  Nov 12, 2014
• Rosetta probe lands on comet, reports of technical issues

  For the first time in history, a probe has landed on the surface of a comet, though the space agency in charge of the mission said that the probe has encountered some technical issues.

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  Nov 12, 2014
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• Unmanned Rosetta space probe attempts to make comet landing

  The European Space Agency's unmanned Rosetta probe successfully released a lander toward the surface of comet on Wednesday.

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  Nov 12, 2014