Double Comet Landing? Philae Probe May Have Bounced During Touchdown
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 17:20
in Mathematics & Economics
Europe's Philae lander made history Wednesday, touching down on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. But the probe's anchoring harpoons didn't fire as planned, and Philae may have bounced off the surface before settling back again.