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OTD In Space - January 12: Deep Impact Spacecraft Launches to a Comet

On January 12, 2005, NASA launched its Deep Impact mission to crash into comet Tempel 1, also known as 9P/Tempel. Two ...
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NASA Calls Off Deep Impact Spacecraft's Eight-Year Comet Hunt

Scientists on the trail of comets in deep space "reluctantly" announced Friday an end to NASA's Deep Impact mission after nearly a decade that included celestial fly-bys and hundreds of thousands of ...
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What happened when NASA detonated 5 tons of TNT on a comet

NASA’s Deep Impact mission deliberately slammed an object into a comet with the force of five tons of TNT. Scientists were able to observe what happened beneath the surface for the first time. The ...
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Deep Impact Déjà Vu: Why This Comet's Cosmic Flyby Is Humanity's Wake-Up Call—And We're Snoozing Through It

We've all seen the movie Deep Impact. That 1998 thriller where a comet barrels toward Earth, forcing world leaders to pick lottery winners for survival bunkers while the rest of us brace for the end.