Comet-chasing spacecraft has a flyby date with asteroid
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 18:49
in Astronomy & Space
The European craft Rosetta will come within 2,000 miles of the mysterious asteroid Lutetia, in an attempt to gain clues about its makeup, and the early development of our solar system. Hurtling more than 33,500 miles an hour toward a comet coming from the far reaches of our solar system, a European spacecraft on Saturday will take a relative moment out of its...