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November 05, 2010

Shuttle Launch Off Until End Of Month To Fix Leak

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NASA's Deep Impact probe, however, went the extra light year and flew within about 435 miles of comet Hartley 2 -- close enough for a glimpse of its nucleus [...]

November 06, 2010

NASA Mission Sends Back Images Of Comet Hartley 2

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(CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) - NASA is praising its EPOXI mission as it captures never-before-seen photos of the Hartley 2 comet. The space agency stated in a [...]

November 05, 2010

Spacecraft Snaps Close

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Pictures from Deep Impact's flypast revealed the peanut-shaped Hartley 2 comet belching out jets of poisonous gas – prompting mission controllers to burst [...]

November 05, 2010

Image Of Comet Hartley 2

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This image of Comet Hartley 2 was captured by NASA's EPOXI mission between November 3 and 4, 2010, during the spacecraft's flyby of comet Hartley 2. [...]

November 06, 2010

NASA's EPOXI Spacecraft Shoots Images Of "Comet Hartley 2"

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After a nearly 2.9-billion-mile (4.6-billion-kilometer) voyage, NASA's EPOXI mission spacecraft has survived its risky rendezvous with comet 103P/Hartley 2 [...]

November 05, 2010

NASA Snaps Pictures From Comet Fly

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Odd shape: comet Hartley 2 is about 2.2 kilometres long and weighs about 280 million metric tonnes. (NASA: JPL-Caltech/UMD) A NASA spacecraft has made a [...]

November 05, 2010

Looking Ahead: Thursday

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The Deep Impact probe is scheduled to pass within 435 miles of Hartley 2 at 10 am ET and collect data from the half-mile-wide ball of ice and rock. [...]

November 05, 2010

Flyby Gives Insight Into Hartley 2's Structure

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Yesterday, November 4, the EPOXI spacecraft operated by the American space agency flew close to the surface of the Comet Hartley 2, collecting images as it [...]

November 06, 2010

NASA Captures Detailed Images Of Comet Hartley 2

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NASA's deep space mission EPOXI successfully completed a flyby of the comet Hartley 2 on Thursday, and has sent back detailed images of the peanut-shaped [...]

November 05, 2010

Green Hartley 2 Comet To Make Closest Approach To Earth In 24 Years

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Last night Hartley 2 passed within 11 million miles - much closer than the Earth is to the sun. It should be visible to the unaided eye in dark skies in the [...]

November 05, 2010

Comet Hartley 2 Up Close And Personal (Photos)

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This close-up view of the comet Hartley 2 was taken by NASA's EPOXI mission during its flyby of the comet. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD) This is the center of a [...]

November 05, 2010

Comet Hartley 2 Flyby Yields Stunning Photos Of A Cosmic Oddball

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NASA's EPOXI spacecraft on Thursday began an unprecedented weeks-long rendezvous with Hartley 2 – a wasp-waisted comet of dry ice that spews cyanide into [...]

November 05, 2010

Weekend Briefing

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NASA's Deep Impact probe passed by Comet Hartley 2 by only about 435 miles, a close shave by space standards. The event offered scientists a rare glimpse of [...]

November 07, 2010

Close Encounter In Space First Images Of The Hartley 2 Comet

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Hours after the Deep Impact space probe flew within about 435 miles of comet Hartley 2 on Thursday, images beamed back to Earth revealed a body shaped like [...]

November 06, 2010

But Here They Are, The Stunning Images Of Comet Hartley 2!

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But on Comet Hartley 2? It's so small and light, that if you move at a mere 1.4 miles per hour (or just 0.6 meters per second), you'll escape from the [...]

November 07, 2010

Massive Radio Telescope Previews Hartley 2

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Hartley 2 was only discovered in 1986, so it's still of great interest to astronomers. On October 20, it passed closest to the Earth, at a distance of 11 [...]

November 06, 2010

First Images Of Comet Hartley 2 Captured By NASA

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NASA's Deep Impact space probe went face to face with comet Hartley 2. This is a unique event of its kind and the US space agency's shuttle from yesterday [...]

November 05, 2010

Spacecraft To Make Closest Approach To Comet Hartley 2

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3 (Xinhua) -- Spacecraft Deep Impact is ready to make its closest approach to comet Hartley 2 and photogragh the results, NASA's Jet Propulsion Loboratory [...]

November 08, 2010

SPACE.com -- Comet Hartley 2 Makes Closest Pass By Earth In 24 Years


20 Oct 2010 With a spacecraft hot on its heels, Comet Hartley 2 swung by Earth, coming closer to our home planet today (Oct. 20) than it has since its [...]

November 07, 2010

Close Approach Of Comet Hartley 2 (Royal Observatory, Greenwich)


Image: Hartley 2 in Cassiopeia, 28 Sep 2010 (crop). Meanwhile over the next few days Hartley 2 should become increasingly visible with the aid of [...]

November 06, 2010

Next Stop: Hartley 2 - Astronomy Magazine


The Deep Impact extended mission heads towards Comet Hartley 2. "We want a close look at Hartley 2 to see if the surprises of Tempel 1 are more common [...]

November 05, 2010

103P/Hartley 2 (2010)


31 Oct 2010 103P/Hartley 2 (2010). Japanese version 2 - 2011 Feb. 25) m1 = 10.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ 120, ] (2011 Feb. 25 - ). ---------------- [...]

November 06, 2010

Slashdot Science Story | NASA's Stunning Close-Up Photos Of Comet ...


5 Nov 2010 Several readers have sent word that NASA's EPOXI spacecraft performed a close approach to comet Hartley 2 yesterday, taking pictures within [...]

November 05, 2010

Best View Of Comet Hartley 2 Coming Soon


16 Sep 2010 The comet will be making a close pass by Earth in October, offering sky-watchers a "preview" before a NASA probe's November flyby. [...]

November 05, 2010

Rare Close Encounter With Comet Hartley 2 Surprises And Thrills ...


5 Nov 2010 NASA's Deep Impact probe zipped to within 435 miles (700 kilometers) of Comet Hartley 2 on Nov. 4 and sent to Earth the first five close-up [...]


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