There's been this controversy over whether comets are dirty snowballs or icy dirtballs.
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The science that's going to come out of this, that's going to tell us about the early formation of our solar system, the role that comets have played in the formation of Earth and ourselves, that will unfold over the next few years. The science that this project is returning will be unprecedented.Tom Duxbury
Stardust has performed flawlessly these last seven years ... and deserves a rest for a while.
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(The research) will involve looking at particles that were kept in the far reaches of our universe in a deep freeze since the beginning of our solar system.
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It was a long 10 years and when it was over it was surprising it was over.
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We feel like parents awaiting the return of a child who left us young and innocent, who now returns holding answers to the most profound questions of our solar system.
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It was like a hole just opened up in the middle of the sky.
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