Video: Flight of the comet
(PhysOrg.com) -- This video clip was compiled from images taken by NASA's EPOXI mission spacecraft during its flyby of comet Hartley 2 on Nov. 4.
Space Exploration
Nov 8, 2010
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News tagged with comet impact
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 the comet's ...
Space Exploration
Nov 5, 2010
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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 flyby that revealed ...
Space Exploration
Nov 4, 2010
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NASA spacecraft set to rendezvous with comet
Five years after a NASA spacecraft bombarded a comet, it will visit another one Thursday. This time, there won't be celestial fireworks.
Space Exploration
Nov 4, 2010
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Purdue unveils 'Impact: Earth!' asteroid impact effects calculator
(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University on Wednesday (Nov. 3) unveiled ''Impact: Earth!'' a new website that allows anyone to calculate the potential damage a comet or asteroid would cause if it hit the Earth.
Space Exploration
Nov 3, 2010
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Cometary poison gas geyser heralds surprises
As NASA's Deep Impact (EPOXI) probe approaches Comet Hartley 2 for a close encounter on Nov. 4th, mission scientists are certain of only one thing:
Space Exploration
Nov 3, 2010
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NASA spacecraft on final approach toward comet
(PhysOrg.com) -- The EPOXI mission spacecraft has refined its path toward a Nov. 4 flyby of comet Hartley 2, successfully performing its final maneuver today at 8 a.m. PDT (11 a.m. EDT). The spacecraft burned its engines ...
Space Exploration
Nov 2, 2010
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EPOXI comet mission may face multiple jets Nov. 4 (w/ Video)
Two movies derived from images taken by the two cameras aboard NASA's EPOXI mission spacecraft show comet Hartley 2 is, as expected, quite active, and it provides information on the nucleus's rotation. The spacecraft has ...
Space Exploration
Nov 2, 2010
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NASA prepares for EPOXI mission comet flyby
In one of its final mission trajectory correction maneuvers, the EPOXI mission spacecraft has refined its orbit, preparing it for the flyby of comet Hartley 2 on Nov. 4. The time of closest approach to the comet on that day ...
Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2010
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Scientists on the look-out for a 'Hartley-id' Meteor Shower
This month, Comet Hartley 2 has put on a good show for backyard astronomers. The comet's vivid green atmosphere and auburn tail of dust look great through small telescopes, and NASA's Deep Impact/EPOXI probe is about to return ...
Space Exploration
Oct 27, 2010
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