Related: Deep Impact releases impactor toward comet

A NASA space probe struck the comet Tempel 1 as planned early Monday morning, by which scientists hope to have a peek at the comet's heart to expand understanding of the formation of the solar system. The collision occurred about 24 hours after the copper projectile was released from its mothership Deep Impact.

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