On July 2, 1985, the European Space Agency launched the Giotto space probe to get a close-up look at Halley's Comet. Nearly nine months later on March 14, 1986, Giotto became the first spacecraft to ...

One of the “most beautiful” meteor showers this year will peak tonight, according to NASA, giving viewers a chance to see debris from Halley’s comet, which won’t return to the solar system for nearly ...

Halley's Comet (a celestial body made of dust, ice, and rock that orbits the sun) is a short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years. The ...

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The iconic Halley’s Comet will be leaving a treasure trove of shooting stars for stargazers to catch this weekend. The meteor shower, also known as the Orionids, peaks during mid-October each year, ...