Comet Halley encounters earth's space age.

From: Science News | Date: March 22, 1986| Author: Eberhart, Jonathan | Copyright information

Comet Halley Encounters Earth's Space Age

After visiting the earth every three-quarters of a century or so for millennia, Comet Halley has at last been met by a reception committee. First came the Soviet Union's Vega 1 spacecraft on March 6, followed three days later by Vega 2, as Japan's Suisei and Sakigake looked on from a distance. On March 13 came the most daring attendee of all, Europe's Giotto, which passed only 605 kilometers from the comet's dusty nucleus. And a...

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