Spacecraft Sends Lander Toward Comet For First Time

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Wed, 11/12/2014 - 7:26am

A speeding European spacecraft released a lander toward the icy, dusty surface of a comet on Wednesday, setting off a seven-hour countdown to an audacious attempt to answer some of the biggest questions about the origins of the universe.

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