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Europe`s Rosetta probe set to wake up from hibernation

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 12:18

Rosetta, which was launched about ten year ago on a long quest to chase and land on a comet, will be roused by an onboard "alarm clock" at 10:00 GMT on Monday.

Rosetta spacecraft set to wake up from slumber on Monday

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 23:58

A probe from one of the most ambitious missions in the history of space will be roused from nearly three years of hibernation to continue its mission of chasing a comet.

Mission Rosetta: Stories behind the names

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 23:09

If Europe`s comet-chasing quest goes well, Rosetta, Philae and even the tongue-twisting Churyumov-Gerasimenko may become household names by the end of the year.