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Rosetta: duck comet is double bill

Rosetta: duck comet is double bill
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The rubber duck-shaped comet being tracked by Europe’s Rosetta probe is in fact a double bill. Scientists say data from the probe shows the comet

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The rubber duck-shaped comet being tracked by Europe’s Rosetta probe is in fact a double bill.

Scientists say data from the probe shows the comet was formed by two space rocks fusing together four billion years ago.

The comet’s shape has been a puzzle since Rosetta first arrived there in July 2014.

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