Has 673 million km comet chase been a success? Live updates here

IRISH scientists working on an ambitious European Space Agency-led comet-chasing mission face an anxious wait when the Rosetta probe is due to wake from its deep-space hibernation some 673 million kilometres away, near Jupiter. Follow the live updates from Eoin English here.

Has 673 million km comet chase been a success? Live updates here
Mon, 20 Jan, 2014 - 00:00
Eoin English

It’s the ultimate wake-up call — on the edge of our solar system.

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