Brussels, 12/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - European cooperation has allowed the mini robot Philae to be placed on a comet more than 6.5 billion kilometres from Earth. On Thursday 12 November, Philae landed without incident on the comet 'Choury' after a ten-year journey on board the Rosetta mothership. Philae is a mini laboratory that will, for the first time, allow scientists to study a comet at close quarters so that they can better understand the solar system and its beginnings. The mission...