Left: Composite image of a long-exposure and short-exposure image of the nucleus of comet Wild 2, showing surface features and jet activity. Right: Close-up view from a different image showing ...
Scientist Steve Jones first created the substance for NASA's 1999 Stardust mission, which brought samples back from the Wild 2 comet. The Air Swipe Bag weighs only 1.1 ounces, with just 0.2 ...
Two weeks earlier, Stardust visited the comet Wild 2 and collected some dust from its coma. After spending seven years in space, the 100-lb. capsule touched down in Utah. Scientists analyzed the ...