It last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061. Officially designated 1P/Halley, it is also commonly called Comet Halley, or sometimes simply Halley.

Oct 17, 2025 · Halley’s Comet, the first comet whose return was predicted and, almost three centuries later, the first to be imaged up close by interplanetary spacecraft. In 1705 English astronomer …

Nov 3, 2024 · Halley is often called the most famous comet because it marked the first time astronomers understood comets could be repeat visitors to our night skies. Astronomers have now linked the …

4 days ago · Halley’s comet is the quintessential comet for humanity, both for its regularity, as Foster explained, but also for its impact in art; that's another Christmas connection.

Nov 8, 2016 · Halley argued that the comet orbited the sun and whizzed by the Earth roughly once every 76 years, and he predicted that it would reappear sometime in late 1758 or early 1759.

Jun 17, 2024 · Halley's Comet returns repeatedly to the Earth's sky, easily visible to the naked eye. It fascinates astronomers and casual observers and takes its place in the list of great comets. Arguably …

He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed in 1720. From an observatory he constructed on Saint Helena in 1676–77, Halley catalogued the southern celestial …

Nov 4, 2025 · Edmond Halley was an English astronomer and mathematician who was the first to calculate the orbit of a comet later named after him. He is also noted for his role in the publication of …

Nov 4, 2025 · Halley’s Comet, the first comet whose return was predicted and, almost three centuries later, the first to be imaged up close by interplanetary spacecraft. In 1705 English astronomer …

Dec 1, 2025 · John Halley has served as Paramount’s ad sales leader since 2022.