Comets
Stardust-NExT sees Jets and impact crater at Comet Tempel 1 and says Farewell !
[/caption]Farewell Stardust-NExT ! Today marks the end to the final chapter in the illustrious saga of NASA’s Stardust-NExT spacecraft, a…
Sounds of Comet Tempel 1 smashing into Stardust-NExT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5b9qL-T-3s As Stardust-Next was racing past Comet Tempel at 9.8 km/sec, or 24,000 MPH, it encountered a hail of bullet…
Movies of Comet Tempel 1 Encounter by Stardust-NExT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmvm7cvaiKY&feature=related Want to know what it feels like at close range to ride on a spaceship past a zooming comet…
About that Giant Planet Possibly Hiding in the Outer Solar System…
[/caption] An old story got new legs this week as word went viral of a possible new 9th planet in…
NASA’s Stardust Discovers Human made Deep Impact Crater on Comet Tempel 1
[/caption] NASA’s aging and amazing Stardust space probe has at last discovered the human made crater created on Comet Tempel…
Stardust-NExT Unveils Astoundingly Detailed and Crater-rich Photos of Comet Tempel 1
[/caption] NASA’s Stardust-NExT raced past Comet Tempel 1 overnight Feb 14/15 at over 10 km/sec or 24,000 MPH and is…
Stardust-NExT zooms by Comet Tempel 1 for Cosmic Encounter
[/caption] NASA’s Stardust-NExT comet chaser successfully zoomed by Comet Temple 1 exactly as planned a short while ago at 11:37…
Romantic Valentines Day Encounter Looms with Icy Comet
[/caption] At last, NASA embraces a romantic rendezvous in the dark void of deep space. And soon the whole world…
Mission Complete: NEOWISE Concludes Hunt for Near-Earth Objects
[/caption] The WISE spacecraft has completed a special mission called NEOWISE, looking for small bodies in the solar system, and…
Comet Tempel 1 Now in StardustNeXT’s Field of View
[/caption] It’s comet ahoy! for the Stardust spacecraft, which is on its way to a Valentine’s Day meetup with comet…