News tagged with deep impact spacecraft
Related topics: comet
Hyperactive Hartley 2 has a split history
The latest analysis of data from NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft shows that comet 103P/Hartley 2 is hyperactive in terms of the material it spews out, compared to the other comets observed up close to date. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 04, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Latest EPOXI findings on Comet Hartley 2 published
Comet Hartley 2, is in a hyperactive class of its own compared to other comets visited by spacecraft, says a University of Maryland-led study published in the June 17 issue of the journal Science.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2011 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
|
At the heart of Hartley-2, a new breed of comet?
(PhysOrg.com) -- At the heart of every comet lies a remnant of the dawn of the solar system. Or is that remnants? Astronomers don't know, but the answer would give them a clearer picture of exactly how comets ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 17, 2011 |
5 / 5 (5) |
3
|
Stardust flyby '1,000 percent successful'
In most cases, a Valentine's Day rendezvous that resembles a flight through artillery fire is less than ideal.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 21, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
6
NASA releases images of man-made crater on comet
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Stardust spacecraft returned new images of a comet showing a scar resulting from the 2005 Deep Impact mission. The images also showed the comet has a fragile and weak nucleus.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2011 |
4.6 / 5 (15) |
2
|
NASA spacecraft unravels comet mystery
A NASA spacecraft's flyby with a comet showed erosion on the Tempel 1's surface since it skimmed by the Sun in 2005, and revealed Tuesday the first clear pictures of the crater made by a Deep Impact probe.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2011 |
5 / 5 (7) |
10
NASA's Stardust spacecraft completes comet flyby, sending photos back to Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., watched as data downlinked from the Stardust spacecraft indicated it completed its closest approach with comet Tempel ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2011 |
4.6 / 5 (5) |
1
|
The two faces of Tempel 1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just one year before its Feb. 14 encounter with comet Tempel 1, NASA's Stardust spacecraft performed the largest rocket burn of its extended life. With the spacecraft on the opposite side ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 14, 2011 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
NASA craft readies for Valentine comet encounter
A NASA spacecraft is ready to get up close and personal with its comet sweetheart.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 14, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Five things about NASA's Valentine's day comet
Here are five facts you should know about NASA's Stardust-NExT spacecraft as it prepares for a Valentine's "date" with comet Tempel 1. Feel free to sing along!
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 11, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Stardust celebrates twelve years with rocket burn
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Stardust spacecraft marked its 12th anniversary in space on Monday, Feb. 7, with a rocket burn to further refine its path toward a Feb. 14 date with a comet.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 09, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Cometary rendezvous set for Valentine's Day
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the beginning, both couples seemed meant for each other.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 08, 2011 |
4.7 / 5 (6) |
1
|
NASA spacecraft burns for another comet flyby
(PhysOrg.com) -- Eighty-six days out from its appointment with a comet, NASA's Stardust spacecraft fired its thrusters to help refine its flight path. The Stardust-NExT mission will fly past comet Tempel 1 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 23, 2010 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Images: New insights revealed into comet features with EPOXI flyby
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's EPOXI mission spacecraft successfully flew past comet Hartley 2 at 7 a.m. PDT (10 a.m. EDT) Thursday, Nov. 4. Scientists say initial images from the flyby provide new information about ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 05, 2010 |
5 / 5 (6) |
1
NASA Deep Impact spacecraft flies by small comet (Update)
A NASA spacecraft sped past a small comet Thursday, beaming pictures back to Earth that gave scientists a rare close-up view of its center. Mission controllers burst into applause upon seeing images from the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 04, 2010 |
4.9 / 5 (10) |
2
