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Comet Catcher

The nucleus of Comet Wild 2, with an average diameter of about 5 kilometers, is imaged by Stardust’s navigation camera from a distance of approximately 500 kilometers. The spacecraft captured 72 images of the comet's nucleus during the encounter, with an anticipated peak resolution of about 30 meters.Courtesy NASA/JPL. On…

Astronomy & Observing News

Seeing the Universe Again for the First Time

Images coming from the newly named Spitzer Space Telescope are already wowing astronomers and the public alike.

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