Hale-Bopp comet madness. From: Skeptical Inquirer | Date: March 1, 1997| Author: Hale, Alan | COPYRIGHT 1997 Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The appearance of comet Hale-Bopp near the Earth in 1997 has generated wide scientific, public, religious and pseudoscientific interest. Scientists are interested in the unusually high intrinsic brightness of the comet. The public expect the comet to be a spectacle sight. Religious sectors believe that the comet portends the end of the world, while pseudoscientists claim that the comet is actually a spaceship or is under intelligent control.

Most of the excitement surrounding Hale-Bop...

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