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SubscribeAfter 12 years and over 3.5 billion miles traveled, it's farewell to Stardust
The three comets visited by Stardust on its 12 year journey (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UW/Cornell)
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NASA's comet trekking spacecraft Stardust has officially ended operations. Stardust sent its last transmission to Earth on March 24 having traveled an incredible 3.54 billion miles over a 12 year period to become "NASA's most traveled comet hunter."
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