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Rosetta: landing site chosen for first comet mission

Space

Rosetta: landing site chosen for first comet mission

J marks the spot. The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission will touch down on the flattest part of the comet

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Quasicrystal quest: The unreal rock that nature made

Space

Quasicrystal quest: The unreal rock that nature made

Features

No easy parking spot for first-ever comet landing

Space

No easy parking spot for first-ever comet landing

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Five sites shortlisted for Rosetta's comet landing

Space

Five sites shortlisted for Rosetta's comet landing

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Earth's early life endured long asteroid bombardment

Earth

Earth's early life endured long asteroid bombardment

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Small, sticky asteroids could be extra dangerous

Space

Small, sticky asteroids could be extra dangerous

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Rosetta probe poised to touch and taste a comet

Space

Rosetta probe poised to touch and taste a comet

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Rosetta arrives – and sends images of 'superstar comet'

Space

Rosetta arrives – and sends images of 'superstar comet'

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Comet-mapping Rosetta spacecraft prepares for duty

Space

Comet-mapping Rosetta spacecraft prepares for duty

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Comet mission must not keep space fans in the dark

Space

Comet mission must not keep space fans in the dark

The European Space Agency should change tack and not sit on pictures from a pioneering mission to a comet, says space science writer Daniel Fischer

Comment

Space

Rosetta's target comet is a surprise double space rock

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Space

Disco-era spacecraft not dead, just out of gas

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Space

Swedish space rock may be piece of early life puzzle

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Space

Pluto-bound craft seeks Manhattan-sized lump of ice

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