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Rosetta's comet in August 2015, when it was closest to the Sun, when most of the glycine was detected. Photo: European Space Agency

Rosetta's comet contains ingredients necessary for life

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The Bavi and Ethan regions on the surface of comet Churyumov-Garsimenko as imaged by the Osiris camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. Photo: European Space Agency

Rosetta photographed the valley formed on the surface of comet 67P as a result of material escaping into space

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The passage of the Comet Sliding Spring by Mars (not in the right proportions). Image: NASA

NASA is geared up and ready for the Siding Spring comet pass by Mars this evening

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This computer graphic depicts the path of comet 2013 A1, (Siding Spring) through the inner solar system. Photo: NASA\JPL-Caltech

New calculations rule out the possibility of the comet hitting Mars in 2014

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Guessing where to locate the PanSTARRS comet on March 12, 2013 after sunset. Illustration: David Atkinson, Universe Today

Comet Fanstars continues to move north, today may be visible from Israel for a short time after sunset with the naked eye

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Comet McNutt, which may also become the brightest in the last century, will reach its peak proximity to the sun today, Friday

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A green comet in the sky - visible in binoculars and telescopes only

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