After a delayed start to the Valentines Day proceeds, the first photos of comet Tempel 1 were received by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., early Tuesday morning.
A spacecraft will zoom within 125 miles of the comet at more than 24,000 miles per hour.
After some cosmic detective work, it would appear the July 19, 2009, scar in Jupiter's atmosphere was inflicted by a Titanic-sized asteroid and not a comet.
On Feb. 14, the Stardust-NExT spacecraft will be the second NASA mission to study comet Tempel 1.
On Feb. 14, the Stardust-NExT spacecraft will be the second NASA mission to study comet Tempel 1.
The Geminids return for another meteor shower, peaking in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Will there be more meteors than last year?
The gas giant may have stripped away a long-lost moon to create its famous rings.
The gas giant may have stripped away a long-lost moon to create its famous rings.
A primeval deep freezer may contain comets that were gravitationally snatched from other star systems.
There were many surprises in store when NASA’s recycled Deep Impact spacecraft soared past its second comet earlier this month, but nothing was more unexpected than the weather: It was snowing.
