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The probe separated from the Deep Impact spacecraft on Sunday and collided with the comet, Tempel 1, which is half the size of Manhattan, early today.
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NASA scientists talked on Sunday about the space probe that was on course to intercept a comet early on Monday.
This project is damn cool. It is hard enough to land something on a planet, but it is more difficult to place an object close to a moving body without colliding with it and fire a probe into it. Mega kudos to the physicists and guidance folks!
Yeah, just read that a woman's going to sue because NASA screwed up her astrological calendar. Hahahaha!
Ive noticed that the NASA bashers that usually come out are getting less and less lately with each great NASA triumph, Twin Mars Rovers, Cassini, now Deep Impact.
NASA can and does do things that no one else on earth can do and better then anyone else can do for now.
Give credit where its due you nasty bashers! LOL
This image of Tempel 1 was taken by the impactor targeting sensor aboard the impactor spacecraft shortly before impact.
Hey! I can see my house!
From the Islamic world: "What's a comet?"
We should make more and target chinese and russian cities and paris and mecca/medina with them.
"For the First Time a Spacecraft Impacts With Comet"
So you're telling me Bruce Willis' mission DIDN'T count?
So far there is a report of how the servers got 5x the traffic NASA expected so they brought a second bank of servers on line, but there is nothing in the category of scientific results.