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Comet probe Philae now stable Rosetta: Comet probe Philae now stable - scientists
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Robot probe Philae, that made historic landing on comet, now stable after failing to attach to surface, BBC learns The robot probe Philae that made a historic comet landing is now stable after initially failing to attach to the surface, the BBC has learnt.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Pictures are coming back from the craft as scientists debate how to proceed.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. European Space Agency engineers working on the lander say it may have bounced hundreds of metres back up off the surface after first touching down.
Scientists hope the probe will analyse the comet's surface to yield insights into the origins of our Solar System.
The Esa's Rosetta satellite carried Philae on a 6.4 billion-km (4bn-mile) journey to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
The robot probe, the size of a washing machine, was launched from the satellite on Wednesday and spent seven hours travelling to the comet.
News of the first landing was confirmed at about 16:05 GMT on Wednesday.