Philae Sends Back First Images, But Problems Mean Its Mission Could Soon Be Over
When we face at a picture of a comet , we ’re used to see a shining , spook - like streak across the sky . Now , for the first clock time ever , our eyes are address to a come together - up scene , take in from the surface of the notorious “ rubber duck ” comet 67P / Churyumov - Gerasimenko . Since the momentous touchdown on Wednesday , the ESA ’s Philae lander has sent back two snap of the cosmic snowball , both of which were taken by the Comet Infrared and Visible Analyzer ( CIVA ) imaging organization ....