Stardust
More Evidence That Comets May Have Brought Life to Earth
The idea of panspermia -- that life on Earth originated from comets or asteroids bombarding our planet -- is not…
How A Comet-Chasing Spacecraft ‘Likely’ Brought Interstellar Dust Back To Earth
If the scientists are right, a NASA spacecraft brought stuff from outside the solar system back to Earth. The Stardust…
We Are Made of Stardust
This brief quote by the late Carl Sagan is wonderfully illustrated in the beautiful and poignant short film "Stardust," directed…
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…
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 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…
Stardust NExT Targets Valentines Day Encounter with Comet Tempel 1
[/caption] After a more than decade long journey of 6 billion kilometers, hopes are high for a celestial date in…