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Witness the landing of the ESA's Philae space probe on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the first spacecraft to land on a comet
first photograph taken on a comet's surface Rosetta spacecraft Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko photographed by Rosetta spacecraft asteroid: Lutetia
Explaining the smelly secrets of outer space
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14 Tough Questions Answered
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Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
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Rosetta spacecraft
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko photographed by Rosetta spacecraft
asteroid: Lutetia
Witness the landing of the ESA's Philae space probe on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the first spacecraft to land on a comet
Explaining the smelly secrets of outer space
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