Comets smell like rotten eggs

[Rikimaru]

A comet smells like rotten eggs, urine, burning matches, and… almonds. Traces of hydrogen sulphide, ammonia, sulphur dioxide, and hydrogen cyanide were all found in the makeup of the comet 67P/Churyumove-Gerasimenko. Promotional postcards were even commissioned in 2016 carrying the pungent scent of a comet.

 

[Eurydyce]

Wow, that’s so cool! I didn’t know comets smelled like that! It’s amazing how science can find out such weird stuff about them.