deep impact

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…

9 years ago

It's Friday so it's space hangout time. Join Universe Today publisher Fraser Cain and a crew of space journalists as…

11 years ago

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After almost 9 years in space that included an unprecedented July 4th impact and subsequent flyby of a comet, an…

11 years ago

We missed a week, but now we're back with the Weekly Space Hangout... back with a vengeance, with a full…

11 years ago

Image Caption: This image of comet ISON (C/2012 S1) ) from NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft clearly shows the coma and…

12 years ago

[/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

[/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

[/caption] At last, NASA embraces a romantic rendezvous in the dark void of deep space. And soon the whole world…

14 years ago

[/caption] After a more than decade long journey of 6 billion kilometers, hopes are high for a celestial date in…

14 years ago

[/caption] 35 Days and Counting ! NASA’s re-purposed STARDUST- NeXT spacecraft is set to flyby Comet Tempel 1 at a…

14 years ago