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ESA re-activated the comet probe Rosetta
Launched in March 2004 on Ariane 5 G + rocket from Kourou, Guiana island, Rosetta was assigned to catch up and fly around comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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France invested over 2 billion euros in space research in 2014
France will invest 2,127 billion euros in space research programs in 2014.
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Li explained the destruction of comets
The ancients had countless reasons to believe that comets are an omen of misfortune, due to its appearance that coincided with disasters and epidemics.
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Century comets
While waiting for the new comet to represent the 21st century, let's look back at the comet history over the past 500 years.
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The discovery of Halley comet has caused a terrible epidemic
The appearance of Halley's comet has
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Comet ISON only has dust left
Professional and amateur astronomers around the world are trying to search the sky before dawn in hopes of finding the remains of the long tail belonging to the comet IS…
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Century comet directs the sun
A comet is headed straight for the sun at the end of this month and according to scientists, if it doesn't evaporate or fall apart, people on earth can see it with the n…
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The ISON comet can be observed with the naked eye
Comet ISON, the object that received the most attention from observers this year has come quite close to the Sun.
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Meteorites have a dusty tail like comets
The Hubble telescope's image study, scientists said they saw an
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An asteroid can hit Earth in 2032
The asteroid 2013 TV135 will probably hit Earth on August 26, 2032, and cause a big explosion.
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Comets cause huge fire rain on Earth
A large comet caused a massive fire rain on Earth 28 million years ago and left its nucleus in the Sahara desert.
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Awaken the comet 'hunter'
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to wake up the comet hunting craft after two years
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The cosmic factory makes basic materials of life
British and American scientists have discovered collisions between comets full of ice and planets that can create amino acids, the basic material of life.
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Comets started agricultural civilization
US experts have linked a collision event with the celestial celestial body in Canada about 12,900 years ago with global climate change, wiping out large mammals on the E…