Comet Tempel 1

Rosetta’s Comet Looks Like A Kidney Flying Through Space

Up for a little abstract art, anyone? The latest images of the nucleus of Rosetta's comet makes it look like…

10 years ago

European Asteroid Smasher Could Bolster Planetary Defense

Planetary Defense is a concept very few people heard of or took seriously - that is until last week’s humongous…

12 years ago

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…

14 years ago

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…

14 years ago

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…

14 years ago

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…

14 years ago

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…

14 years ago

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…

14 years ago