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The Philae lander seems doomed to sleep through most of its journey around the sun, but it did manage some nifty science before running out of juice:
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30097648
There seems to be some prospect of getting enough sunlight to power-up again; apparently its a "Goldilocks" problem: too much sunlight will destroy the probe, too little will not allow a recharge; here's hoping :)
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Possible existence of water ice detected on comet:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Sp...omet_s_surface
Surface ice or exposed interior? Inquiring minds want to know! :book2:
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Formation of "jets" observed as comet gets closer to sun:
http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2015/07...generate-jets/
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The greatest surprise of the Pluto flyby.
(made by mission scientist Alex Parker)
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