NASA probe set for launch to collect and return comet dust
NASA's Stardust probe is on schedule for a Feb. 6 launch to the comet Wild-2, where it is to fly as close as 93 miles from the comet's icy core to collect tiny particles from its coma in an aluminum paddle packed with "frozen smoke." If all goes as planned on the seven-year mission, the samples...
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