However, new research has revealed that an 11th-century English monk named Eilmer of Malmesbury actually recognized the comet’s periodicity centuries before Halley. Around 1066, Eilmer linked two ...

Evidence from medieval chronicles suggests that the periodic nature of Halley’s Comet was recognized centuries earlier than previously believed.

An 11th-century monk saw the famous "Halley's comet" first as a child and later as an adult, new research finds.

The release in question is based on a book chapter in which Professor Michael Lewis of the British Museum and Professor Simon ...

The British astronomer and mathematician Edmond Halley was not, after all, the first to understand the cycle of the comet that now bears his name. This is shown by research conducted by, among others, ...

There's a giant, peanut-shaped object orbiting the Sun, and it’s name is Halley’s comet. Like all comets, it’s a cosmic ...

If you enjoy light shows, there's one in store this week, thanks to Halley's comet. NASA said debris from the famous comet, known as the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, will reach its climax on Tuesday ...

During Tuesday morning’s peak, expect to see up to 20 meteors per hour in ideal viewing conditions, said Thaddeus LaCoursiere, planetarium program coordinator at the Bell Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota ...