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Comet Hunter Closes in: Rosetta Can See its Quarry 'Sweat'
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft is closing in on its asteroid "prey" and scientists are beginning to notice some nervous sweating. Rosetta and NASA-made instruments are already detecting water vapor dripping from the comet even 217,480 miles (~350 000 km) away.
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