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Probe on Comet Wakes Up After 3 Months

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May unlock origins of solar system.

Philae, the European space probe currently sitting on a comet heading towards the sun, has woken up after a three month slumber. "We received new signals from (Philae) for a period of two minutes, as well as 40 seconds' worth of data," said Jean-Yves Le Gall, president of the National...

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