FAQ: Inside NASA's Valentine's Day Visit to Comet Tempel 1
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 09:00
in Astronomy & Space
On Valentine's Day, NASA's Stardust-NExT spacecraft will make a close flyby of comet Tempel 1. Here's some flyby basics.
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