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Location of Feb. 19, 2016 Eruption on Comet 67P

Rosetta Probe Gets Rare Close-Up of Comet Eruption (Video)

By Mike Wall published

Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has captured dramatic imagery of a comet outburst that may have been caused by a landslide on the icy body.

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Rosetta View of Comet 67P, Aug. 6. 2016

Europe's Rosetta Spacecraft Marks 2 Years Orbiting Comet (Video)

By Mike Wall published

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Comet 67(/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Comets Go Way Back to Solar System's Birth

By Mike Wall published

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Artist’s rendition of the European Space Agency's Philae lander

Goodbye Philae: Comet Lander Comm Link Switched Off

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

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Comet 67P by Rosetta probe

Rosetta Comet Probe Bounces Back from Glitch

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

ESA's Rosetta mission temporarily lost communication with Earth after an error with its star tracker this weekend.

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Photo of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by Rosetta Spacecraft

Spinning Comets Can Tear Themselves Apart, Only to Be Reborn

By Charles Q. Choi published

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Approaching Comet 67P

Scientists Nuke a Fake Comet to Create Ingredients for Life

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

By cooking comet-like ice with radiation similar to that present in the early solar system, scientists have produced, for the first time, the key ingredients for life today.

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Comet Tails, Comas and Nuclei, Oh My

Comet Tails, Comas and Nuclei, Oh My | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

Comet 67P hurtles through space releasing bits of itself along the way through its tails and coma.

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Philae lander conception

Farewell, Philae: Hunt for Rosetta's Lost Lander Ends

By Irene Klotz published

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From a distance of 177 miles, or 285 km, Rosetta catches a view of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it begins its mission in August 2014.

Rosetta's Comet Is Fluffy Dust to the Core

By Irene Klotz published

Gravity measurements taken by the orbiting Rosetta spacecraft show the body of comet 67 P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is about 75 percent dust and 25 percent ice all the way through.

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