Tally-ho! Deep Impact spacecraft eyes comet target
Friday, September 10, 2010 - 16:28
in Astronomy & Space
On Sunday, Sept. 5, NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft beamed down the first of more than 64,000 images it's expected to take of Comet Hartley 2. The spacecraft, now on an extended mission known as EPOXI, has an appointment with the comet on Nov. 4, 2010.