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November 14, 2014

Comet probe uploads last-minute data from 'alien world'
Paris (AFP) Nov 15, 2014
Robot probe Philae uploaded a slew of data to Earth Friday from a deep-space comet that it drilled into long after its onboard battery was feared to have died. Data started streaming in as soon as late-night contact was reestablished between Europe's robot lab and its orbiting mothership Rosetta - ending an anxious wait by mission controllers worried they might never hear from it again. Philae's data collection from a comet travelling at 18 kilometres (11 miles) per second, currently at a dis ... read more

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				Mars, too, has macroweather Weather, which changes day-to-day due to constant fluctuations in the atmosphere, and climate, which varies over decades, are familiar. More recently, a third regime, called "macroweather," has been ... more		Despite landing bounce, comet probe working well Europe's comet probe Philae was "working well" despite a rough-and-tumble touchdown that left it partly shadowed from battery-boosting sunlight, ground controllers said Thursday. ... more

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				Meteorite grains tell shocking tale of solar system birth The most accurate laboratory measurements yet made of magnetic fields trapped in grains within a primitive meteorite are providing important clues to how the early solar system evolved. The measurem ... more		Cassini probe measures sea depth on Saturn's moon Titan According to new radar measurements recorded by NASA's Cassini probe, the largest hydrocarbon sea on Saturn's moon Titan, Kraken Mare, is at least 115 feet deep - and maybe more. ... more

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