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Rosetta Finds The Building Blocks For Life On Comet
Scientists have long debated the possibility that some of the key ingredients for life on Earth were brought to our newly-formed planet by comets and asteroids. A new discovery in the “fuzzy atmosphere” of Rosetta’s comet may lend some credence to this theory.
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There’s Something Very Strange In This New Image Of Comet 67P
The Rosetta spacecraft has the best view of comet 67P, but astronomers right here on Earth are following the famous space rock’s trek across the solar system too. In the image above, they have spotted something very strange: The comet has two tails.
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The ESA’s Latest Image From Rosetta Shows Off A Rugged Surface
Image Cache: Rosetta is still orbiting Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and it’s beamed back an impressive image showing off the comet’s surface. It’s rugged and beautiful.
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There’s Primordial Oxygen Leaking From Rosetta’s Comet
Comet 67P is full of surprises, from complex organic molecules to miniature space weather systems. Now, in an astronomical first, scientists have discovered molecular oxygen in the space rock’s tenuous atmosphere. And it may be a relic from the birth of the Solar System.