"We had a lot of observations by that point to understand ... and surmised it was the same comet, coming back around. Halley in 1705 predicted that comet would be observed again in 1758.

While celestial distractions are never hard to come by on clear evenings, meteor showers offer a different kind of temptation ...

A comet called ATLAS dazzled the southern skies for the last few weeks. Now it's heading out of view for half a million years ...

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 ...

The nucleus of Halley's comet, which is considered to be fairly ... the understanding of the origin of our solar system. Infrared observations revealed that Hyakutake's nucleus is loaded with ...

PROF. SIMON SCHAFFER:'Halley collated tables of all the comet observations he could find, 'looking for similarities in their behaviour. 'What direction they came from. 'How close they got to the sun.

Halley's Comet is one of the most famous celestial ... The comet has since been connected to ancient observations going back more than 2,000 years. It is featured in the famous Bayeux tapestry.

IN accordance with the recommendations of the Special Committee on Antarctic Research the programme of auroral observation conducted during the International Geophysical Year at Halley Bay ...

EDMUND HALLEY was a very great man. He was not only the first to predict correctly the return of a comet, that which ... What suggested this notion was an observation I had made, that all the ...

One of the oldest-known meteor showers, with observations dating back 2,700 ... Created from debris trails from Halley’s Comet, the eta Aquariids can be seen from both the Northern and Southern ...