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 ...

Intruder alert! Stardust is sneaking into our solar system at three times the rate that it was just 6 years ago. Moreover, the influx of dust could triple again by the end of 2010. These findings are ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- NASA scientists are looking for a nice, soft landing with the Stardust space probe returns to Earth in Utah's west desert next month. At the least, they're hoping for a better ...