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We now know more on the origins of weird duck-shaped comet 67P

Space

We now know more on the origins of weird duck-shaped comet 67P

One of the weirdest comets we’ve seen formed from tiny pebbles that trace back to the start of our solar system – which may tell us more about how planets are made

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We may have just seen the first comet from another solar system

Space

We may have just seen the first comet from another solar system

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Wonky signals from distant stars could be sign of exocomets

Space

Wonky signals from distant stars could be sign of exocomets

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Photo of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko taken by the Rosetta spacecraft

Earth

The mystery xenon in Earth’s atmosphere came from icy comets

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Quartz

Earth

Planet Earth makes its own water from scratch deep in the mantle

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Large asteroid impacts may be rare, but we should be prepared

Earth

Large asteroid impacts may be rare, but we should be prepared

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Moon-dust cake mix shows moon may have had water from the start

Earth

Moon-dust cake mix shows moon may have had water from the start

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Rosetta's biggest hits: The comet chaser's top seven discoveries

Space

Rosetta's biggest hits: The comet chaser's top seven discoveries

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Rosetta cartoon

Space

Farewell to Rosetta, the comet mission that captivated the world

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67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Space

Rosetta set for a grand finale by diving into cometary cave

ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft will end its two-year mission orbiting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by crashing into a once-active pit named Deir el-Medina

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Space

Found: Philae lander finally spotted by Rosetta on comet 67P

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Space

Comet perfume captures Rosetta probe's whiff of comet 67P

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Space

I smelled comet 67P's deadly pong and lived to tell the tale

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Space

How the sun abducted dwarf planets from an alien solar system

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