Philae Comet Lander Awakens From Hibernation

PARIS – Europe's Philae probe has been revived after seven months in hibernation on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, sending signals to the European Space Agency (ESA) Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany, on June 13. Part of ESA's Rosetta comet-chasing mission, Philae shut down in...

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