A handout artist impression showing lander Philae separating from the Rosetta spacecraft and descending to the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, made available by the European Space Agency (ESA) on November 12, 2014. (Source: Reuters)
Europe has made history by placing the first-ever lander on a comet — but the robot failed to anchor itself properly, raising concerns at ground control.
The fridge-sized lab dubbed Philae touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in a high-risk manoeuvre more than 510 million kilometres (320 million miles) from Earth, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Wednesday.
But instead of harpooning itself to the surface after a seven-hour descent …read more
Source: The Indian Express
