Sub-Topics 2005 2006 Papers Comet Dust Sparks Scientific Interest (MSNBC News) "Scientists say comets represent the cold leftovers from the solar system's beginnings, 4.5 billion years ago. The Stardust samples confirm that the material thrown off by Comet Wild 2 has not undergone chemical change for billions of years, Brownlee said: 'It's never been hot.' " 02-06 Comet Hunter - Countour (Contour.org) Provides news about Countour, an unmanned spacecraft or probe that is designed to study several comets. 8-02 Comet Hyakutake (NASA) Provides information on the comet. 10-09 Comets (Hamilton) Includes pictures, articles, and links. Comets (KidsAstronomy.com) Provides a picture and information on comets. 11-00. First Close-up Picture of a Comet (Fox News) "NASA said Saturday it has captured dozens of close-up images of a distant comet that show the frozen ball of rock and ice spewing jets of dust and gas into space." "The Stardust spacecraft...took 72 images of the dark nucleus of comet Wild 2 during a derring-do flyby Friday that occurred 242 million miles from Earth." 1-04 Questions About Comets (ASK and Astronomer for Kids) Provides questions and answers for kids and adults. 01-06 Spacecraft Arrives on Earth With Comet Sample (Bloomberg.com) "A NASA capsule carrying pieces of a comet landed safely at a U.S. Air Force testing range in the Utah desert this morning after a two-year journey aboard the agency's Stardust spacecraft." 01-06 Projects Comet Properties (University of California) Provides activities to study the properties of comets. 3-01

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