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Nasa: Space Place: Comet Hartley 2
A photograph of the Comet Hartley-2, taken by the EPOXI spacecraft.
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Nasa: Space Place: Quest for a Comet
Comet Tempel-1being hit by the impactor by the Deep Impact spacecraft.
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Nasa: Space Place: Halley's Comet
Halley's Comet looks fuzzy because of the coma around it.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Comet
A slightly blurry photo of a distant comet set against the dark background of space.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Meteor Showers
This video segment adapted from NASA uses animation to illustrate the properties of meteor showers and comets. Included is are visualizations of a comet's tail and of Earth passing through a debris stream left behind by meteoroids.
NASA
Deep Impact
Enjoy reading and seeing video clips of NASA's "Deep Impact" project. "Deep Impact" was a project designed to examine comets with impact instruments.
NASA
Nasa: Students K 4
NASA-sponsored coverage and research on a range of topics related to space exploration -- flying weather stations, comets, first steps on the Moon, and other space-related topics -- are presented in age-appropriate activities, lesson...
NASA
Nasa: What Is a Planet?
This lesson teaches students about the characteristics of planets, comets, asteroids, and trans-Neptunian objects. After learning about these different things, students then are to debate about a new object that is found in space.
California Institute of Technology
Spitzer Science Center: Riding a Trail of Debris
This image, titled "Riding a Trail of Debris" features the comet Encke with a clearly visible tail comprised of "gravel-like debris." The text under the image details various specifics about the picture.
Other
Investigate Comet Sl9 on the Internet
Learning exercise for students centered around Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Halley's Comet
This is an amazing photo of Halley's Comet that was taken back in 1910. Halley's Comet is only visible from Earth around every 75 years. For more information on Haley's Comet, check out our fun comet facts for kids.
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Cornell/impact of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 With Jupiter
Images and data from the Hale Telescope of the collision of Jupiter and Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Some of the most excellent ground-based observations of the impact.
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Cornell/impact of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 With Jupiter
Images and data from the Hale Telescope of the collision of Jupiter and Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Some of the most excellent ground-based observations of the impact.
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Drawings of C/2000 Wm1 Comet During 2002 Jan 31 to Feb 3
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/2000 WMI (Linear). Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.
NASA
Nasa: Stardust Educator's Guide
Features lots of projects for students to learn about space and space exploration.
Other
Cometography.com: C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake). Content includes discovery, observational, and orbit information, as well as several images.
Other
Cometography.com: 29 P/schwassmann Wachmann 1
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1. Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.
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Cometography.com: C/1956 R1 (Arend Roland)
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland). Content includes discovery information, orbit, images, and historical highlights.
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Cometography.com: 109 P/swift Tuttle
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.
Other
Cometography.com: C/1969 Y1 (Bennett)
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/1969 Y1 (Bennett). Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.
Other
Cometography.com: C/1975 V1 (West)
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/1975 V1 (West). Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Giotto Mission
This site from the National Space Science Data Center provides information on the Giotto mission which was designed to study Comet P/Halley. The spacecraft encountered Halley on March 13, 1986 and approached to within 600 km. This page...
Other
Cometography.com: C/2001 A2 (Linear)
This site provides a wealth of information regarding the C/2002 A2 (Linear) comet, including historical and discovery information.
Other
Cometography.com: C/1998 J1 (Soho)
This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/1998 J1 (SOHO). Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.
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