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Deep Impact Déjà Vu: Why This Comet's Cosmic Flyby Is Humanity's Wake-Up Call—And We're Snoozing Through It

We've all seen the movie Deep Impact. That 1998 thriller where a comet barrels toward Earth, forcing world leaders to pick lottery winners for survival bunkers while the rest of us brace for the end.
NBC New York

NASA Calls Off Deep Impact Spacecraft's Eight-Year Comet Hunt

Scientists on the trail of comets in deep space "reluctantly" announced Friday an end to NASA's Deep Impact mission after nearly a decade that included celestial fly-bys and hundreds of thousands of ...
Aviation Week

Deep Impact Mission Will Unveil Comet's Constituents

NASA's "Deep Impact" mission will not only give scientists a glimpse into the core of a comet, but should also provide clues about conditions that existed when the Solar System was formed. Now ...
collider

Knock-Off 'Armageddon' Sci-Fi Classic Moves Streamers Next Month

Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell ...
Astronomy

Hubble estimates the size of a comet from deep space

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has imaged an interstellar comet. This icy body was discovered by NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on July 1, 2025, ...