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The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully landed a spacecraft on a speeding comet that lies 310 million miles away from Earth. As a result, the scientists may find out

Options

  1. Athe age of the Sun
  2. Bthe age of the Universe
  3. Cnew fundamental atomic particles
  4. Dthe role of the comets in bringing organic matter and water to Earth

Correct answer

D. the role of the comets in bringing organic matter and water to Earth

Step-by-step solution

The scientific goals of the mission focus on "elemental, isotopic, molecular and mineralogical composition of the cometary material, the characterization of physical properties of the surface and subsurface material, the large-scale structure and the magnetic and plasma environment of the nucleus.

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