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#BREAKING - Rosetta mission: Philae probe makes historic landing on comet
The European Space Agency (ESA) landed a probe on a comet on Wednesday, a first in space exploration and the climax of a decade-long mission to get samples from what are the remnants of the birth of Earth's solar system. Pavithra George reports.
European scientists threw their arms up in celebration as the Rosetta spacecraft landed on the surface of a comet, the climax of a decade-long project to unlock some of the secrets of the universe. Rough Cut (No reporter narration)
NASA scientists celebrate as the robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex touches down on asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface, where it landed for a few seconds to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles (330 million kilometers) from Earth. IMAGES
China launches a rover to Mars on Thursday, a journey coinciding with a similar US mission as the powers take their rivalry into deep space. The two countries are taking advantage of a period when Earth and Mars are favourably aligned for a short journey, with the US spacecraft due to lift off on July 30. IMAGES
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