Tempel 1 now has the official designation comet 9P ... researchers have said. The probe has been a model of reliability and longevity, lasting 12 years in space and putting about 3.7 billion ...

After this model is applied, the resulting number is ... is low. In other words, on Tempel 1, it is hot in the sun and cold in the shadows. A value for thermal inertia is estimated at 100 W ...

The Stardust spacecraft, which has already taken images of asteroid Annefrank and captured interstellar dust from comet Wild 2, on Monday night will swing by comet Tempel 1. There, it will take ...

NASA's Stardust spacecraft will zip close by the comet Tempel 1 tonight (Feb. 14) in a cosmic Valentine's Day rendezvous to take a new look at the icy wanderer. The cosmic flyby will mark the ...

NASA will host several live media activities for the Stardust-NExT mission’s close encounter with comet Tempel 1. The closest approach is expected at approximately 8:37 p.m. PST (11:37 p.m. EST ...