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Trinity College Dublin geologists found strong evidence that one of the largest preserved impact structures on Earth was caused by a comet and not a meteorite

DUBLIN, 18-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Collaborative research led by geologists at Trinity College Dublin has found strong evidence that one of the largest preserved impact structures on Earth was caused by a comet colliding with our planet over 1.8 billion … Read the full press release

European Space Agency’s Rosetta to land on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko later this year

Cannes, France, 23-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rosetta, the European Space Agency probe that was launched towards the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on March 2, 2004, has been “woken up” after being placed into deep space hibernation on June 8, 2011. In the nearly ten … Read the full press release