BERLIN (AP) — A comet-chasing spacecraft on a mission to land on a fizzing ball of ice and dust later this year has begun a crucial slow-down maneuver to avoid flying past its target.
The European Space Agency says the Rosetta probe is firing its thrusters to cut by almost two thirds the speed with which it’s hurtling toward comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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