Halley’s Comet was named for astronomer Edmond Halley, who is credited with figuring out that it was a period comet which would return to our skies at regular intervals. In 1696, Halley ...

Astronomer Edmond Halley observed the comet in 1682 without knowing exactly what it was — he first dubbed it a "hairy star," according to skywatching news site EarthSky.

The comet is named after Edmond Halley, who in 1705 discovered that three previous comets seemed to return every 76 years, indicating they were likely the same comet.

Named for English astronomer Edmond Halley, who discovered the famed comet and several others in the 18th century, Halley's comet hasn't visible in the night sky since hair metal was all the rage ...

The comet is named after English astronomer Edmond Halley who correctly predicted the comet would return in the year 1758. Until that point, it was believed comets only made one pass through the ...

The comet is named after Edmond Halley, who in 1705 discovered that three previous comets seemed to return every 76 years, indicating they were likely the same comet.

Edmond Halley discovered that a certain comet, which now has his name, returns every 76 years. Two of his papers on eclipses recently sold at auction for about $255,000.

First seen in 1705 by astronomer Edmund Halley, its fame stems from being the first comet understood to be a repeat visitor as it makes cyclical approaches toward the sun.

Using Isaac Newton's laws of gravity, English astronomer Edmond Halley predicted that a comet seen in 1531, 1607 and 1682 were one and the same and would return in 1758.

Halley, named after English astronomer Edmond Halley, is the most notable comet because it is one of the first times astronomers learned that comets could repeatedly visit our night skies ...

The comet is named after Edmond Halley, who in 1705 discovered that three previous comets seemed to return every 76 years, indicating they were likely the same comet.