"The first hole of a comet is now a reality! "This is what was stated on Twitter the European Space Agency last night. The robot Philae, placed on the comet "tchouri" was send to Earth a new wave of scientific evidence confirming a signal that he has done a drill. Scientists feared that he would turn off at midnight before the transmission of this information. Philae enter into hibernation today when its batteries are exhausted. It is in a shaded area. Its solar batteries which were to take over not receiving enough light.
Philae however successful maneuver rotation that could allow it to pick up in the future more light and waking up around the summer, according to scientists.
The robot was dropped by the European probe Rosetta landed Wednesday on the comet. One of his most important tasks was to collect soil samples.
Comets retain the basic elements that were used in the formation of our solar system.
With AFP and Reuters
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