This is an artist's concept depicting a view of comet Wild 2 as seen from NASA's Stardust spacecraft during its flyby of the comet on Jan. 2, 2004.
Stardust's Worlds
Making Celestial Tracks
Comet Ejecta in Aerogel
Piece of a Comet
Slice of Comet Dust
View of a Cometary Impact Into Aerogel
Inside Space Exposed Hardware Lab
Inspecting a Canister and Sample Collector
Stardust Capsule Return
Lifting Sample Return Capsule