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Lander manager provides update on Philae status

12 November 2014 Astronomy Now

Philae manager Stephan Ulamec provides an update on the status of the lander following it’s arrival on the surface.

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News Headlines

  • 3I/ATLAS was born in the deep freeze
    8 September 2026
  • Roman Space Telescope launches on mission to survey the Universe
    30 August 2026
  • JWST’s ‘impossible’ early galaxies may be even more massive than we thought
    24 August 2026
  • How to observe the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse
    7 August 2026
  • Falcon 9 lunar impact: More than a new crater
    5 August 2026

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