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    Mission complete

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    Our comet-chaser Rosetta has concluded its epic mission in a controlled impact with the comet it had been studying for two years
    Rosetta’s final hour

    Rosetta’s final hour

    Watch how the final stages of Rosetta’s descent to the surface of the comet played out at ESA’s mission control
    Rosetta’s descent

    Rosetta’s descent

    Closer and closer: image highlights captured during Rosetta’s descent to the comet’s surface
    Once upon a time...

    Once upon a time...

    On the last day of her mission, Rosetta slowly descends onto the comet, but there is one last surprise in store
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    26-30 September 2016
    The journey continues

    The journey continues

    Once again, the lines between science fiction and science fact blur in this epilogue to the short film, Ambition
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