Comet outbursts worry NASA as Deep Impact approaches
LOS ANGELES - Project officials are anxious about unexpected outbursts from the comet 9P/Tempel 1 as the Deep Impact flyby and impactor spacecraft hurtle toward it for a July 4 EDT close approach and collision. There are two concerns. The flyby distance is set at 300 kilometers (186 miles) to be as...
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