Sharp-shooting scientists hit comet

A hole was blasted out of the side of a comet today as US scientists showed off their sharp-shooting skills 133 million miles from Earth.

Sharp-shooting scientists hit comet
Mon, 04 Jul, 2005 - 19:12

A hole was blasted out of the side of a comet today as US scientists showed off their sharp-shooting skills 133 million miles from Earth.

The spectacle that followed the deliberate crashing of a probe into comet Tempel 1 outclassed any of the firework celebrations the Americans were enjoying today on Independence Day.

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