NASA To Slam &#39;Hammer&#39; into Comet Tempel 1
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The high-speed impact will wallop the pickle-shaped comet Tempel 1 with energy equivalent to 4.8 tons of TNT, said Michael A&#39;Hearn, another university astronomer and principal investigator on the $311 million mission.
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On a quest for the frozen remains of the solar system's formation, NASA is preparing to launch its Deep Impact probe that will smash a hole in a comet 82 million miles from Earth.
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NASA and university astronomers are eagerly awaiting the launch of a space probe bound to collide with a comet and give researchers a glimpse inside the solar systemâs icy wanderers.
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Two crewmen aboard the  International Space Station on Thursday prepared for a  spacewalk during which more than 1,600 pounds (726 kg) of  obsolete gear will be tossed overboard and left to burn up in  Earth&#39;s atmosphere.
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NASA is hoping techniques that would enable a crew to repair damages to a space shuttle in flight will be ready for the shuttle&#39;s planned May 2005 return to space, officials with the agency said on Monday.
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By Sandi Doughton, Seattle Times  Dec. 15--University of Washington astronomer Don Brownlee expected surprises from the pinch of comet dust collected by the Stardust spacecraft.   But he didn't foresee such a shake-up.
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The US spacecraft Dawn, due to launch on Sunday, will take a close look at two massive asteroids to try to penetrate the mystery of our solar system&#39;s origins 4.6 billion years ago.
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NASA this weekend is set to launch a spacecraft that will journey to the asteroid belt that lies between Mars and Jupiter, a mission that involves a rendezvous with two of the solar system's largest asteroids.
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NASA hopes to test a thermal tile patch on the next space shuttle mission that could have been used to fix the gouge that was carved into the bottom of Endeavour during last month's launch.
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The big, grown-up boys on the NASA team can hardly wait. Next Fourth of July, they get to bust up a comet, Hollywood-style.
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A NASA spacecraft lifted off on Wednesday on the first leg of a six-month journey to blast a hole in a comet and study what lies beneath.
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The two spacecraft of NASA's Deep Impact  mission,&nbsp;dubbed Flyby and Impactor&nbsp;by their makers, are set&nbsp;to  launch Wednesday atop a Boeing Delta 2 rocket, their mission: To unlock&nbsp;the inner secrets of  comets.                        .
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Nasa astronauts will attempt to fix a thermal blanket that peeled back during the launch of space shuttle Atlantis.
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NASA and university astronomers are eagerly awaiting  the launch of a&nbsp;space probe bound to collide with a comet and give  researchers a glimpse inside the solar system's&nbsp;icy  wanderers.&nbsp;
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A NASA spacecraft with a Hollywood name  --  Deep Impact  --  blasted off Wednesday on a mission to smash a hole in a comet and give scientists a glimpse at the frozen primordial ingredients of the solar system.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - As the countdown toward a launch of Atlantis on the first space shuttle flight of the year was set to begin, another clock ticked away Monday toward a possible strike by several hundred workers at Kennedy Space Center.
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NASA said Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to send a robot to the rescue of the aging Hubble Space Telescope.