Piece of Halley's Comet to be visible May 5, 2008
Comet Halley was most recently visible in 1986 and will be next be visible as it approaches the Sun in 2061. Comet Halley, named in honour of the 17th century English astronomer Edmond Halley, is important because it was the first periodic comet to be recognised and its one circuit of the Sun takes 76 years to complete. (India Times)
Sun loses crown as biggest body in the Solar System Nov 17, 2007
Comet Halley also broke the 1. 3-million-kilometre mark in 1988, they say. (Nature News Service)
October sky holds host of delights Oct 4, 2007
The show usually lasts only a night or two, but comet Halley has left debris behind from its many passes. It will take all month for Earth to move through the wide swath of dust. (Montana Standard, MT)
Planetary treat awaits sky gazers Dec 8, 2006
Friday, December 8, 2006. By Deseret Morning News Rise before dawn on Sunday, prepare a thermos of hot cocoa, bundle up, drive to some spot where mountains don't obstruct the eastern horizon and watch an astronomical grouping not seen since the Civil War. (Deseret News)
Astronaut's widow recalls fatal day at Challenger memorial Jan 28, 2006
DAY 2: The Comet Halley Active Monitoring Program was to begin, along with the first "teacher in space" videotaping. The crew had also planned to fire the orbital maneuvering engines to put the shuttle into a 152-mile orbital altitude, to deploy the Spartan satellite. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Comet Dust Brought Back To Earth: Paving The Way For Rosetta Jan 15, 2006
"Results from such missions, which include ESA s Giotto spacecraft to Comet Halley in 1986, are also very important for the preparation and fine-tuning of the scientific investigations on future cometary missions, such as the European comet-chaser Rosetta.". Launched in 2004, Rosetta is now travelling on a long route around the Sun to rendezvous with Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 2014 and deliver a lander onto its surface. (Science Daily)
Stardust space capsule to touch down Sunday Jan 13, 2006
Several missions were planned then scrapped, including an ambitious rendezvous with Comet Halley in 1986. Now, comet research is enjoying a heyday. (Seattle Times)
