In 2005, NASA’s Deep Impact probe shot an 800-pound subsidiary probe into the comet Tempel 1. Now, six years later, the new Stardust probe has returned to the comet to see our handiwork. But this ...

DENVER - NASA ordered its comet-hunting Stardust probe to burn its remaining fuel on Thursday, setting off a sequence that shut down the spacecraft after a 12-year career. Stardust had finished its ...

DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, UTAH -- Normally, out here in this high desert plain populated with antelope, wild mustangs and kangaroo rats, the Army is testing military weapons and weapon defense systems.

LITTLETON, Colo. – You could call it assisted suicide in space. NASA’s comet-visiting Stardust spacecraft was purposely put to death today by those that had provided tender loving care to the probe ...

Batteries provided power to activate parachutes to enable a flawless landing With its safe return powered by Saft’s lithium sulfur dioxide batteries, NASA’s $212 million Stardust spacecraft and ...

After a seven-year journey, the US space probe "Stardust" is scheduled to deliver to Earth on Sunday samples of rare dust it has collected from stars and comets that scientists believe could offer ...

Dozens of the best in the world at the famous cube come to San Francisco for a competition. January 15, 2006 ...