NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft is running on fumes after chasing down two comets in the last five years, but the probe's cosmic work may not be done yet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

The Deep Impact spacecraft launched on Wednesday to begin a mission that will end with a mighty impact into the heart of Comet Tempel 1. But shortly after the spacecraft separated from its launch ...

An out-of-focus camera on NASA’s comet-observing mission Deep Impact might be “repurposed” to study Earth-like planets around other stars. It is one of six mission concepts that received preliminary ...

Scientists on the trail of comets in deep space "reluctantly" announced Friday an end to NASA's Deep Impact mission after nearly a decade that included celestial fly-bys and hundreds of thousands of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 12, 2005, NASA launched its Deep Impact mission to crash into comet Tempel 1, also known as 9P/Tempel.Two spacecraft ...

If the $333 million mission is successful, Deep Impact will be the first spacecraft to touch the surface of a comet. In 2004, NASA's Stardust craft flew within 147 miles of Comet Wild 2 on its way ...

On January 12, 2005, NASA launched its Deep Impact mission to crash into comet Tempel 1, also known as 9P/Tempel. Two spacecraft were launched together for this mission: one was a flyby vehicle about ...