28.01.10: A Key Organic Compound Found in Space.
Stardusters rejoice; one of the largest citizen scientist projects has borne fruit. In 2004, NASAs Stardust spacecraft passed through the outer envelope of comet Wild 2, allowing its sticky aerogel...
View Article09.05.10: First Re-Visit of a Comet in the Works.
An artists’ impression of Stardust NExT at comet Temple 1. NASA engineers directed the Stardust spacecraft to fire its rockets briefly on the of 17th of February, putting it on course for a new...
View Article19.01.11: A Valentines Day Flyby.
The view of Comet Tempel-1 as seen from Deep impact in July 2005; this year’s visit plans to be friendlier… (Credit:NASA-JPL-Caltech-UMD). One down, and one to go next month, NASA intends to perform...
View Article10.02.11: A Valentines Day Rendezvous.
First fuzzy pics of comet Tempel 1 by Stardust NExT (Credit: NASA/JPL/CalTech). There. Out there. That faint moving smudge in the image above is about to become the target of a cometary flyby of...
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