Hartley 2
Puzzling Comet Composition Solved?
For years comets have mystified scientists with their compositions that appear to have formed in both warm and cold environments,…
13 years ago
Fizzy Comet Hartley 2 is Throwing Snowballs
[/caption] As Jessica Sunshine said, Comet Hartley 2 might be the smallest of the five comets that our spacecraft have…
14 years ago
Hartley 2 in Motion: Stunning Morph Animation of Flyby Images
The folks from UnmannedSpaceflight.com have done it again. Daniel Machácek created this wonderful animation from just the five initial images…
14 years ago
First Close Images of Hartley 2: It’s a Peanut with Jets
[/caption] NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft came within 700 kilometers (435 miles) of Comet Hartley 2 at 10:01 a.m. EDT (1401…
14 years ago
Hartley 2 Spawns Meteor Shower
[/caption]The comet of the year for 2010 seems to be Hartley 2. Although this comet is receding from Earth now…
14 years ago
Watch Live Coverage of EPOXI’s Hartley 2 Encounter on Nov. 4
Watch live coverage of the EPOXI mission's close flyby of Comet Hartley 2. Live coverage begins on November 4, 2010…
14 years ago