A Massive Comet Lands in Brooklyn (Well, Sorta)
 

A Massive Comet Lands in Brooklyn (Well, Sorta)
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After long days and late nights of hammering, molding and piecing together a massive comet in Brooklyn Bridge Park, designers and architects put the finishing touches on a 9-foot high, 12-foot long model of the very real 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet (C-G Comet) that will soon race by the sun.

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The International Rosetta Mission and the European Space Agency have been following the C-G comet's journey through space for the past 10 years. After a decade-long chase, the Rosetta satellite is finally landing on the mysterious comet, which is 9 miles high and 12 miles long, in August Read more...

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