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Comet stinks of rotten eggs and cat wee, finds Rosetta

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Comet stinks of rotten eggs and cat wee, finds Rosetta

Data from the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe reveals that eau de comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko smells awful – but that's good news

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Comet immortalised before close call with spacecraft

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Comet immortalised before close call with spacecraft

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Spacecraft seek geysers without human help

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Spacecraft seek geysers without human help

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Rosetta's latest selfie: just showing off now

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Rosetta's latest selfie: just showing off now

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Earth gets a new companion for trip around sun

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Rosetta: landing site chosen for first comet mission

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Rosetta: landing site chosen for first comet mission

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Quasicrystal quest: The unreal rock that nature made

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Quasicrystal quest: The unreal rock that nature made

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No easy parking spot for first-ever comet landing

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No easy parking spot for first-ever comet landing

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Five sites shortlisted for Rosetta's comet landing

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Five sites shortlisted for Rosetta's comet landing

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Earth's early life endured long asteroid bombardment

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Earth's early life endured long asteroid bombardment

Massive asteroids may have pounded Earth for a billion years longer than we thought – with early life forms suffering periodic melting of the surface

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Small, sticky asteroids could be extra dangerous

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Rosetta probe poised to touch and taste a comet

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Rosetta arrives – and sends images of 'superstar comet'

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Comet-mapping Rosetta spacecraft prepares for duty

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