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Rosetta Unravels Formation of Comet's Sunrise Jets 
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Mars Imaged by Hubble
The atmosphere of Rosetta's comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is far from homogeneous.
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Comet 96P Spotted by ESA, NASA Satellites
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Comet 96P
Comet 96P entered the bottom of STEREO's view and crossed it diagonally before leaving on Oct. 28.
Rosetta Reveals Missing Link In Understanding of Planet Formation
The missing link in our understanding of planet formation has been revealed by the first ever spacecraft to orbit and land on a comet, say German scientists.
Planets Form From Comets
Narrow dense rings of comets are coming together to form planets on the outskirts of at least three distant solar systems, astronomers have found in data from a pair of NASA telescopes.
Hubble Observes the Farthest Active Inbound Comet Yet Seen
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has photographed the farthest active inbound comet ever seen, at a whopping distance of 1.5 billion miles from the Sun (beyond Saturn's orbit).
Large, Distant Comets More Common Than Previously Thought
Comets that take more than 200 years to make one revolution around the Sun are notoriously difficult to study.
Strange Comet Challenging Researchers
Scientists pursue research through observation, experimentation and modeling. They strive for all of these pieces to fit together, but sometimes finding the unexpected is even more exciting.
Explaining An Oxygen Mystery on Comets
A Caltech chemical engineer who normally develops new ways to fabricate microprocessors in computers has figured out how to explain a nagging mystery in space -- why comets expel oxygen gas, the same gas we humans breathe.
Watching Landslides On A Comet
Sudden and short-lived outbursts were observed frequently during Rosetta's two-year mission at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
NASA Study Hints at Possible Change in Water 'Fingerprint' of Comet
A trip past the sun may have selectively altered the production of one form of water in a comet - an effect not seen by astronomers before, a new NASA study suggests.
Arecibo Observatory Images Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova
Though not visible to the naked eye or even with binoculars, the green-tailed Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova (HMP) did not escape the gaze of the world-renowned Arecibo Observatory.
Comet Destruction Observed Around Another Star
Scientists using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have observed, for the first time, a massive, comet-like object that has been ripped apart and scattered in the atmosphere of a white dwarf.
Micro Spacecraft Investigates Cometary Water Mystery
In September 2015, a team of astronomers from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, University of Michigan, Kyoto Sangyo University, Rikkyo University and the University of Tokyo successfully observed the entire hydrogen coma of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, using the LAICA telescope onboard the PROCYON spacecraft.
NEOWISE Discovers One, Maybe Two Comets
NASA's NEOWISE mission has recently discovered some celestial objects traveling through our neighborhood, including one on the blurry line between asteroid and comet. Another--definitely a comet--might be seen with binoculars through next week.
The Relationships Between Chemicals on Comets
A new study has revealed similarities and relationships between certain types of chemicals found on 30 different comets, which vary widely in their overall composition compared to one another.
Rosetta Ends Its Mission By Slowly Crash Landing On A Comet
ESA's historic Rosetta mission has concluded as planned, with the controlled impact onto the comet it had been investigating for more than two years
Video: Rosetta Mission Comes to an End and Science Highlights 
The Rosetta mission came to an end today with the orbiter purposefully "crash" landing (softly) on the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko just as the Philae lander had done previously.
Astronomers Capture Best View Ever of Disintegrating Comet
Astronomers have captured the sharpest, most detailed observations of a comet breaking apart 67 million miles from Earth, using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
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