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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 12 Nov 2014

    .@Philae2014 lander released from @ESA_Rosetta spacecraft ahead of #Cometlanding attempt http://bbc.in/1sCAzAq pic.twitter.com/ve8r3mJ3eq

    1:04 AM - 12 Nov 2014
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      2. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 12 Nov 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Radio links between @ESA_Rosetta & @Philae2014 lander are working after separation, ESA confirms http://bbc.in/1pQoOux  #cometlanding

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      1. Queen's University Belfast  🎓‏Verified account @QUBelfast 12 Nov 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews we are so proud that our very own @FitzsimmonsAlan & Queen's grads have assisted the @Philae2014 @ESA_Rosetta mission.

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      1. Patufet //*//‏ @Patufet_CDR 12 Nov 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @Philae2014 @ESA_Rosetta in this picture, it looks like Godzilla

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      1. ian kingsbury‏ @IKingsbury 12 Nov 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @Philae2014 @ESA_Rosetta 300 million miles at 34,000 miles an hour. And my train was late!

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      2. Daniel Niblock‏ @DanNiblock 12 Nov 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @ryanowens0151 😎

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      4. Daniel Niblock‏ @DanNiblock 12 Nov 2014
        Replying to @ryanowens0151

        @ryanowens0151 @BBCBreaking sweet rosetta's arse it landed on a comet

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      6. Daniel Niblock‏ @DanNiblock 12 Nov 2014
        Replying to @BryanWoolfall

        @BryanWoolfall @ryanowens0151 @BBCBreaking yes my man bry. Bringing the 🔥 in the morning

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      1. Dug‏ @Chris_Dugdale 12 Nov 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @Philae2014 @ESA_Rosetta There's the spacecraft. There's the lander. Who took that photograph?!

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      1. Alfie‏ @Big__Alf 12 Nov 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: .@Philae2014 lander released from @ESA_Rosetta spacecraft ahead of #Cometlanding attempt http://bbc.in/1sCAzAq ” #madeup

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      1. MarLen‏ @MarkLeneve 12 Nov 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @Philae2014 @ESA_Rosetta Amazing to think some of our species are landing probes on comets whilst others still use bow & arrows

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      2. Alan - LFC‏ @Alan_Dawson1971 12 Nov 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @Philae2014 @ESA_Rosetta How fast is the comet travelling? Must be thousands of mph??

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      3. sjh_canada‏ @sjh_canada 12 Nov 2014
        Replying to @Alan_Dawson1971

        @Alan_Dawson1971 @BBCBreaking @Philae2014 @ESA_Rosetta Comet and probe are both > 1000 mph around Sun; << 1000 mph relative to each other

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      4. Alan - LFC‏ @Alan_Dawson1971 12 Nov 2014
        Replying to @sjh_canada

        @sjh_canada @BBCBreaking @Philae2014 @ESA_Rosetta Amazing stuff..anything to do with space amazes me.

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      1. Prospero Books‏ @ProsperoBooks 17 Nov 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @Philae2014 @ESA_Rosetta Brilliant! Well done, everybody. And to celebrate . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdLOXcm-epw …

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      1. william foday moifor‏ @foday441 14 Nov 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @Philae2014 @ESA_Rosetta it is a very good vnture

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      1. Alhaji Mohamed Bah‏ @ARQfLaIxYRazafa 14 Nov 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @Philae2014 @ESA_Rosetta It always good to see scientists succeed in their operations.May God bless science.

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      1. Lionel Hill‏ @Donkephant 13 Nov 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @Philae2014 @ESA_Rosetta So cool!

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