We've Found Beagle2! Now Where Did Philae Go?
Saturday, January 17, 2015 - 00:03
in Astronomy & Space
By Monica Grady, The Open UniversityLanding a spacecraft on a celestial body, whether it be the moon, Mars or a comet, is not easy. The European Space Agency found out the hard way in 2003 when its robot Beagle2, which was supposed to send back a signal after landing on Mars, didn’t do so.But more than a decade after it went missing, the UK Space Agency has announced that the the elusive Beagle2 lander has been re-discovered. read more