Halley's Comet, arguably the most famous comet, is a short-period comet that is visible to the naked eye from Earth. It last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System in 1986 and is projected to return again in 2061. Know more about it! | Unacademy

On July 2, 1985, the European Space Agency launched the Giotto space probe to get a close-up look at Halley's Comet. Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/T9cr4W Nearly nine months later on March 14, 1986, Giotto became the first spacecraft to observe a comet up close when it flew by Halley's Comet. It came within 370 miles of the comet's surface. Giotto was named after the early Renaissance painter Giotto di Bondone, who had depicted Halley's Comet as the star of Bethlehem in