Rosetta comet landing: Philae begins drilling in a race to unlock comet's secrets before batteries die

By Nicky Phillips
Updated November 26 2014 - 10:18am, first published November 15 2014 - 4:43am
The first picture sent back of the Philae lander on the comet.
 Photo: ESA
The first picture sent back of the Philae lander on the comet. Photo: ESA
The first picture sent back of the Philae lander on the comet.
 Photo: ESA
The first picture sent back of the Philae lander on the comet. Photo: ESA
The first picture sent back of the Philae lander on the comet.
 Photo: ESA
The first picture sent back of the Philae lander on the comet. Photo: ESA
The first picture sent back of the Philae lander on the comet.
 Photo: ESA
The first picture sent back of the Philae lander on the comet. Photo: ESA

The race is on for comet lander Philae to complete its main science mission in the next two days before its battery runs out, or disaster strikes and the probe tips over.

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