A review of data taken over the course of the two-year Rosetta mission shows that comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was sometimes reddish in appearance, while at other times it assumed a bluish hue. Sounds weird, but scientists have come up with a sensible explanation that doesn’t involve aliens with paint guns.
This clip is made up of 25 minutes worth of images from ESA’s Philae lander, and was processed by Twitter user landru79.
Which one will win? We’ll find out in 2019.
The finding shows that oxygen can be generated in space without the need for life, and could influence how researchers search for signs of life on exoplanets.
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Spinning space motion could cause neck to snap.
Scientists finally have a theory as to why comet 67P—also known as Rosetta’s comet—has two distinct lobes.
