Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko Smells Like Rotten Eggs, Horse Urine And Formaldehyde With A Whiff Of Cyanide

Ever wonder what a comet smells like? The European Space Agency's Rosetta Orbiter has been sniffing the coma of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko and found it quite pungent, wreaking of rotten eggs, horse manure and formaldehyde along with faint whiffs of hydrogen cyanide, methanol, vinegar and carbon disulphide, the University of Bern said in a statement.