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A craft that visited it was named for Giotto, based on the story that 680 years earlier, the painter depicted it as the Star of Bethlehem |
Halley's Comet
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FJ |
ART & SCIENCE |
2023-02-14 |
#8807 |
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It was clocked at more than 80,000 mph making an earthly pass at us in April 1986 (Sorry, but we're not that easy!) |
Halley's Comet
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$1,600 |
DJ |
SOME SCIENCE, SOME NATURE |
2009-03-06 |
#5645 |
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Bruce Morton & Francis Reddy wrote books on it in 1985; we'll probably see more books on it in 2061 |
Halley's Comet
DD
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$1,200 |
DJ |
SCIENCE |
1996-10-14 |
#2786 |
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When astronomers got a close-up look at this object in 1985-86, its nucleus looked like a big potato |
Halley's comet
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$400 |
J |
SCIENCE |
1996-10-03 |
#2779 |