Sounds of Comet Tempel 1 smashing into Stardust-NExT
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 11:01
in Astronomy & Space
As Stardust-Next was racing past Comet Tempel at 9.8 km/sec, or 24,000 MPH, it encountered a hail of bullet like particles akin to a warplane meeting the fury of armed resistance fighters which potentially could have utterly destroyed the probe.