Images: Streaking home with piece of comet's tail
Summary: NASA's Stardust space capsule, loaded with captured comet dust, is expected to make a grand return to Earth.
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Wild 2
Stardust took this photo as it approched within 147 miles of the comet Wild 2 (pronounced "vilt two") on Jan. 2, 2004. The comet is named after its discoverer, Paul Wild.
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