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Now playing Next world news LIVE: what happened to the Mars landing Schiaparelli probe? Scientists are scrambling to confirm the status of the European lander which was due to have landed on the Red Planet's surface, after contact was lost during its descent. 19/10/2016
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Now playing Next world news ExoMars arrives at the Red Planet ExoMars is a mission of firsts – if all goes to plan then this will be Europe’s first controlled landing on Mars, and this is the first mission of its kind to go directly in search of signs of… 18/10/2016
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Now playing Next World Mission accomplished: Rosetta crash crowns ESA's historic achievement The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission has come to a close with success after crash landing hits target 30/09/2016
Now playing Next world news Space: Rosetta mission to come crashing to a close The Rosetta space mission is about to come crashing to an end. 29/09/2016
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Now playing Next world news Water on Jupiter's moon Europa? But why should I care? Nasa believes it has more proof that Europa, one of Jupiter’s moon, is expelling large plumes of water. And where there is water, life can find a 27/09/2016
Now playing Next Next Series Rosetta heads for glorious crash-landing In just a few days’ time ESA’s Rosetta mission is going to come to a close in a most extraordinary fashion, because the spacecraft is going to slowly, and deliberately crash-land into the comet that i 22/09/2016
Now playing Next Sci-tech Philae: a space odyssey with a happy end After nearly two years missing in action, Rosetta's small lander Philae has finally been located in a shadowed spot on the comet 67-P - also known as Churyumov Gerasimenko - just three weeks before th 08/09/2016
Now playing Next world news Over the moon: delight as space probe Philae is found European space scientists are celebrating tonight after finding a comet lander they’d almost given up hope of ever seeing again. 05/09/2016
Now playing Next Sci-tech Spacecraft Rosetta prepares to crash-land on comet 67P The extraordinary mission of ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft around comet 67P is nearly over: on 30 September the craft will crash land on its surface and end a 12 year voyage through… 05/08/2016
Now playing Next Sci-tech How 3D-printers can take space exploration to the next level Researchers at the European Space Agency are testing the next generation of 3D-printers to use in Space. 28/07/2016
Now playing Next world news Farewell Philae: Communication cut to Rosetta's probe for final time The first space probe to land on a comet has had its communications cut with Earth for the final time. 28/07/2016
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Now playing Next world news What does Brexit mean for science? Britain’s exit from the European Union could have long-term implications for science, research and high tech engineering in the UK and Europe, as the community has close ties across borders both in te 24/06/2016
