Hubble Captures Deep Impact’s Collision with Comet

Deep Impact Space Probe Collides With Comet

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured the dramatic effects of the collision early July 4 between an 820-pound projectile released by the Deep Impact spacecraft and comet 9P/Tempel 1. This sequence of images shows the comet before and after the impact. The image at left shows...

Hubble Images Comet Tempel 1 Just Before Deep Impact Probe Arrives

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped an image of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 just days before the Deep Impact spacecraft is scheduled to rendezvous with the comet. This image, taken on the morning of June 30, 2005, shows an undisturbed and quiet comet. This Advanced Camera for...

Hubble View of Comet Tempel 1, Before Impact

Hubble View of Comet Tempel 1, Just After Impact

Hubble View of Comet Tempel 1, Post-Impact with Fan-Shaped Debris

Hubble Monitors Evolution of Dust Plume Following Deep Impact's Collision with Comet

This series of Hubble Space Telescope images captures the ejection of a bright plume of dust following the July 4 collision between an 820-pound projectile released by the Deep Impact spacecraft and comet 9P/Tempel 1. The image sequence dramatically shows the evolution of...

Comet Tempel 1 - 3 Minutes Before Deep Impact Collision

Comet Tempel 1 - 12 Minutes After Deep Impact Collision

Comet Tempel 1 - 1 Hour, 4 Minutes After Deep Impact Collision

Comet Tempel 1 - 1 Hour, 28 Minutes After Deep Impact Collision

Comet Tempel 1 - 4 Hours, 41 Minutes After Deep Impact Collision

Comet Tempel 1 - 19 Hours, 7 Minutes After Deep Impact Collision

Time-Lapse of Expanding Debris from Comet – July 4

This time-lapse sequence of 20 images, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, reveals the dramatic effects from a collision early July 4 between comet 9P/Tempel 1 and an 820-pound probe released by the Deep Impact spacecraft. The Deep Impact probe smacked the comet at 1:52 a.m....

Time-Lapse of Expanding Debris from Comet – July 4 (Annotated)

This time-lapse sequence of 20 images, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, reveals the dramatic effects from a collision early July 4 between comet 9P/Tempel 1 and an 820-pound probe released by the Deep Impact spacecraft. The Deep Impact probe smacked the comet at 1:52 a.m....

Time-Lapse of Expanding Debris from Comet – July 4–5

This time-lapse sequence of 20 images, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, reveals the dramatic effects from a collision early July 4 between comet 9P/Tempel 1 and an 820-pound probe released by the Deep Impact spacecraft. The Deep Impact probe smacked the comet at 1:52 a.m....

Time-Lapse of Expanding Debris from Comet – July 4–5 (Annotated)

This time-lapse sequence of 20 images, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, reveals the dramatic effects from a collision early July 4 between comet 9P/Tempel 1 and an 820-pound probe released by the Deep Impact spacecraft. The Deep Impact probe smacked the comet at 1:52 a.m....