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Philae probe gets a ‘sniff’ of acetone, indicating comets can concoct complex compoundsScientists 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.ScienceJul 31, 2015
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Comet lander Philae falls silent, may have shifted positionThe European Space Agency says it hasn't received data from the lander since July 9.ScienceJul 20, 2015
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Rosetta probe findings suggest Earth’s water did not come from cometsThe mystery of where Earth's water came from got murkier Wednesday when some astronomers essentially eliminated one of the chief suspects: comets.ScienceDec 10, 2014
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Organic molecules ‘sniffed’ by Philae on comet before probe went to sleepThough 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.ScienceNov 18, 2014
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Philae starts drilling on comet, but exact location unknownA 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.ScienceNov 14, 2014
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European Space Agency releases 1st picture from comet surfaceThe 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.ScienceNov 13, 2014
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Saskatoon company contributes to successful comet landingSaskatoon-based SED Systems provides communications for a spacecraft that landed the first ever probe on a comet thought to be billions of years old.ScienceNov 12, 2014
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Rosetta probe lands on comet, reports of technical issuesFor 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.ScienceNov 12, 2014
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Unmanned Rosetta space probe attempts to make comet landingThe European Space Agency's unmanned Rosetta probe successfully released a lander toward the surface of comet on Wednesday.ScienceNov 12, 2014
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