An interdisciplinary investigation published this week has called into question the authorship of one of the most celebrated astronomical discoveries of the modern era: the determination of the cycle ...
The British astronomer and mathematician Edmond Halley was not, after all, the first to understand the cycle of the comet ...
This photo of Halley's comet was taken by the Russian Vega 2 spacecraft, one of two Soviet probes (Vega 1 was the other) to rendezvous with the comet during its 1986 trip through the solar system in ...
From ancient emperors to Mark Twain, Halley’s Comet has sparked awe, fear and fascination. This episode explores whether the ...
What if the most observed comet in history crashed into the Moon?