Tuesday 5 August 2014

Comet-chaser nears prey after crossing billions of miles

IRON AND ICE
Comet-chaser nears prey after crossing billions of miles
Paris (AFP) Aug 03, 2014 - After a decade-long quest spanning six billion kilometres (3.75 billion miles), a European probe will come face to face Wednesday with a comet, one of the Solar System's enigmatic wanderers. The moment will mark a key phase of the most ambitious project ever undertaken by the European Space Agency (ESA) - a 1.3 billion euro ($1.76 billion) bid to get to know these timeless space rovers. ... more


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