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 ...

In that year, people began seeing the comet in April and 114 years ago this week (on May 19), Earth actually passed through Halley’s tail. For some, panic began to spread as the comet drew closer.

Halley’s Comet is named after the English astronomer Edmond Halley, who was able to predict the return of the comet in 1785. It later came back in 1835, with a future return date in 1910.

TIM PEAKE:Hi, I'm Tim Peake. I'm an astronaut based here at the European Space Agency, in Germany. And from December 2015 to June 2016, I spent six months orbiting Earth on the International Space ...