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PHOTOS: Satellite Orbits a Comet for the First Time in History

In this handout illustrartion from the European Space Agency (ESA), the Rosetta spacecraft is seen. ESA's Rosetta spacecraft became the first to rendezvous with a comet and will follow it on the journey around the sun. (Getty)

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The ESA's Rosetta Satellite became the first one to orbit a comet and will follow Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it circles the sun. See the pictures here.