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Comet mission given green light by European Space Agency

21 Jun 2019
Artist impression of the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua.
Scouting for comets: the European Space Agency's Comet Interceptor mission could be used to intercept a comet or asteroid that originates from beyond our solar system. (Courtesy: ESA/Hubble, NASA, ESO, M Kornmesser)
The European Space Agency (ESA) is to launch a probe to visit a comet originating from the outer so

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