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Stardust Spacecraft gleams in the sunlight
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comet outgassing brilliantly
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Technicians monitor spacecraft status
Delta rocket launches Stardust spacecraft
Comet Tempel 1 Images
See images from the SD-NExT encounter with Comet Tempel 1
+ First encounter images
+ Mission Highlights Images
+ Images from Deep Impact
This 3-D image, or anaglyph, shows the region where NASA's Deep Impact mission sent a probe into the surface of comet Tempel 1 in 2005
Comet Tempel 1 Stereo Images
See 3-D stereo images from the SD-NExT encounter with Comet Tempel 1
+ Stereo Images

Artist Rendering of Stardust spacecraft
Mission Art
View artist concepts of the spacecraft, mission, and comets.
+ See mission art gallery
+ See spacecraft renderings
Computer rendering of colorful comet
Comet Gallery
Mystic travelers in our solar system comets have captivated the eye of observers for many centuries.
+ Comets

+ Wild 2 Images
3D illustration of comet outgassing
Comet Stereo Images
See images that give a 3-D view of Comet Wild 2.
+ See it in 3-D

+ Make eye-popping 3-D images
Delta rocket launches Stardust spacecraft
Spacecraft & Launch
On February 7, 1999, Stardust was launched from KSC
+ Spacecraft Images before launch
+ Launch at KSC
+ EGA Images
Monitor captures image of Stardust spacecraft return
SD-NExT Encounter Videos
Learn all about NASA's Stardust-NExT mission, goals and February 14 flyby.
+ Tempel 1 Encounter Videos
an instrument on the protective shield on NASA's Stardust spacecraft was pelted by dust particles and small rocks, as can be heard in this audio track
Sounds of a Comet Encounter
Hear sounds made by dust particles and small rocks pelting instrument aboard Stardust spacecraft.
+ Sounds of a comet encounter

Scientist giving slide presentation
JPL First Person Donald Yeomans: What is a comet?
Hear more from comet expert, Donald Yeomans, about why NASA explores these small bodies.
+ See movie
artist rendering of community and satellite
Design A Satellite
Design and launch a satellite with the people of Littleton.
+ Play game (.swf file, 2 MB)


artist rendering of comet
Comet Interactive
Explore the anatomy, life cycle and specifications of several comets!
+ Bright Tails, Black Hearts
Artist rendering of our galaxy
Discovery Program Newsletter
Check out the latest status on all the Discovery missions.
+ Discovery Program
+ Online Newsletter
Close up view of comet surface
Video Catalog
Check out video for your classroom from JPL’s video catalog.
+ See JPL Catalog

+ CSI of Comets
Violet and orange plasma cloud in space
NASA TV
NASA TV is a resource designed to provide real-time coverage of agency activities and missions.
+ Watch NASA TV
Saturn's rings on planet's horizon
Podcasts
View Podcasts from Mars, about our Earth and learn about the rings of
Saturn.
+ JPL Podcasts
Interesting terrain of alien planet
Interactive Features
Discover how space exploration impacts our lives through interactives.
+ See Interactives