Newly Renamed Swift Mission Catches a Comet Slowdown (VIDEO)

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NASA's Swift satellite detected an unprecedented slowdown in the rotation of comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák when it passed nearest to Earth in early 2017. Watch to learn more. Download in HD: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12808

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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