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Halleys comet
Halley's comet
Halley's comet Bright periodic
comet. It takes 76 years to complete an orbit that takes it from within Venus' orbit to outside Neptune's. It was observed by Edmond
Halley in 1682; later he deduced that it was the same comet that had been seen in 1531 and 1607, and predicted its return in 1758. There are records of every return since 240 bc. In 1986, the Giotto space probe showed the nucleus to be an irregular object, measuring 15 × 8km (9 × 5mi), and consisting of ice.
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Say hi to history. (Beat the Devil) (Halleys' comet, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Marie Antoinette) (column)
Magazine article from: The Nation; 4/12/1986; ; 700+ words
; ...West state beach to look at Halley's comet. About twenty people were already there...everyone else said they'd spotted the comet, so I let out a few affirmative yips...feeling I'd got my money's worth. The comet's appeal is presumably that its interim...
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SOHO Mission Discovers Rare Comet
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 9/26/2007; 700+ words
; ...periodic." Many of the comets SOHO has observed are...years. Thousands of comets have been seen by astronomers...most famous periodic comet is Halleys comet, which comes near...comet. It takes the comet approximately four years...realized that the two comets were so ...
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Ever seen a comet in your bedroom?
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/18/1995; ; 643 words
; ...year span. You can even, as the publicity says, ride Halleys Comet, although if you expect to be whooshed off your seat, you...to select the objects you want to see (stars, planets, comets etc) and the brightness, so that you are seeing the same...
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Tailing Halley's comet is no small task
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/28/1986; ; 700+ words
; ...look at stars). To help comet watchers keep updated on...recorded message on the comet's whereabouts and where to look for it; dial "HALLEYS." The U.S. General...Magnificent Old Conflagration: Comets and Comet Halley" (U.S. Naval...
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Halley's Comet; Me & My Motor.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 10/2/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...he is driving it. Since it's bright red with an orange "Halleys" sign on the bonnet and a seriously loud engine, it makes...even though he runs the caravan side of the family business at Halleys of Burnhouse, in Ayrshire, he hasn't been tempted to fit...
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Veteran TV, Theater Actor to Stage Own One-Man Production at Coral Springs Center for the Arts
Newspaper article from: The Broward Times; 3/22/2002; 700+ words
; ...John Amos brings "Halley's Comet" to the Coral Springs Center...aspirations, is "Halley's Comet," the one-man show he has...foundation for "Halley's Comet." He recalls seeing an elderly...much o John Amos is in the "Halleys Comet" character? Oh a good...
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Rosetta mission could reveal origins of life.
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 2/23/2004; 700+ words
; ...attempt to land on a comet is extremely delicate, for the comet has only the slenderest...prevailing notion is that comets are like "dirty snowballs...Earth was bombarded by comets, which seeded it...dark ice enveloping Halleys Comet, which last flew...
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Murray makes Federer pay for errors yet again
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/22/2009; 563 words
; ...grabbed 6 for 63 to record a 10-wicket victory in the First Test in Hamilton. :: RUGBY LEAGUE Halleys comet gives Bulls welcome win Dave Halleys last-gasp try earned Bradford their first Super League win of the season as the Catalan Dragons...
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Nine apocalyptic dates that have come and gone
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 6/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...A The impending arrival of Halleys Comet, often seen as a harbinger...A few people believed the comets tail was poisonous, and some...pharmacists began selling comet pills to ward off death by noxious comet. In Germany, offered for...
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Meteor shower peaks Monday night until early Tuesday.
News Wire article from: Philippines News Agency; 5/6/2008; 394 words
; ...Aquarid are meteors off the passing Halley's Comet, the Space Science Branch of the Philippine...The eta Aquarids are flakes of dust from Halleys Comet, which last visited Earth in 1986. Although the comet is now far away, beyond the orbit of Uranus...
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