Astronomers create foul perfume to mimic the unique smell of Rosetta's comet

If you have ever wondered what space smells like, a new fragrance may be your best chance yet to find out. Perfumers have created a scent to mimic the smell of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko – the rubber duck-shaped comet which was the target of the Rosetta mission. It was commissioned by scientists on the Rosetta team to interpret the variety of smelly chemical compounds the mission found in the comet's micro-atmosphere, with hints of cat wee, rotten eggs and bitter almonds. The Rosetta Orbiter Sensor for Ion and Neutral Analysis got its first taste of 67P in 2014, when its sensors passed through the comet's trailing atmosphere. Rosetta got its first taste of 67P in 2014, when its sensors passed through the comet's trailing atmosphere.