ESA Awakens Rosetta's Comet Lander

Little Philae is awake! ESA sent a wake-up call to the 100-kg (220-lb) lander riding aboard the Rosetta spacecraft this morning at 06:00 GMT, bringing it out of its nearly 33-month-long slumber and beginning its preparation for its upcoming (and historic) landing on a comet in November. (...)Read the rest of ESA Awakens Rosetta’s Comet […]