In August 1684 a handsome young astronomer named Edmond Halley boarded the London coach for Cambridge and sat back to ponder the events that had set him on an important mission. Earlier in the ...

On March 6, 1986, the Soviet Union's Vega 1 spacecraft flew by Halley's Comet. Vega 1 was the first of five missions to fly ...

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It sounds spectacular. The comet - Halley’s Comet, to be precise - has occurred before with no grave consequences. But, a scientist reports suspicion that this comet may or may not wipe out all ...

EDMUND HALLEY was a very great man. He was not only the first to predict correctly the return of a comet, that which is now known by his name, but also—before Newton had announced his results to ...

Halley's Comet is one of the most famous celestial objects, and even those who have no interest in astronomy have most likely heard of it. The space rock marked the first time astronomers ...