Wild2Words

Our eyes have been on comets since Aristotle's time; he called them "stars with hair." And now, with the end of space probe Stardust's seven-year mission to Comet Wild 2, scientists are getting their first hands-on look at one of these ancient bodies.

I wrote a light piece on this for NPR's website. You can check it out here, if you like!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5260829

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