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ESA releases recording of the noise its Philae spacecraft made when its feet touched the surface of its target comet

The spacecraft's COSAC instrument detected these molecules in the comet's atmosphere, ESA scientists say

The European Space Agency’s Philae spacecraft landed on a comet this past November 12, sent the world into a frenzy

The good news is that, just before falling asleep, Philae managed to transmit all the data it gathered while operational

The Philae lander made it on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko this past November 12, is now operational

Just hours ago, the European Space Agency's spacecraft snapped a photo of the comet and sent it to Earth

Latest data indicates the probe bounced off the surface of the comet at least 2 times before finally settling down

Philae reached the comet earlier today, the signal confirming the touchdown made it to Earth at 16:03 GMT (17:03 CET)

The lander left the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft just minutes ago, is now heading for its target comet

Having parted with the spacecraft, the lander Philae will take about 7 hours to reach Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

The spacecraft started orbiting Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenk several weeks ago, will soon deploy a lander

The comet's odor was broken down with the help of the Rosetta Orbiter Sensor for Ion and Neutral Analysis

The star sits at a distance of about 63 light-years from the Sun, scientists say it's been around for 20 million years

This past October 19, the comet came within roughly 87,000 miles (139,500 kilometers) of the Red Planet

The Red Plant and the comet will come very close to one another this October 19, astronomers say they will not collide

The comet, dubbed Siding Spring, is expected to get as close as 87,000 miles (139,500 kilometers) from the Red Planet

At the time this photo was taken, the comet and Rosetta were just 50 kilometers (31 miles) away from each other