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

Halley's Comet might be named after Edmond Halley, but it was a British monk, Eilmer of Malmesbury, who first saw it ...

The comet the world knows as Halley’s Comet may owe its “first to spot the pattern” credit to someone far earlier than Edmond Halley: an 11th-century English monk. New interdisciplinary research ...

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 ...

However, new research has revealed that an 11th-century English monk named Eilmer of Malmesbury actually recognized the comet ...

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Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger ...

On this day in 1986, millions watched on live TV as the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded moments after launch ...

At NASA's Day of Remembrance, Christa McAuliffe, the Teacher in Space, and the other six members of the Challenger crew were ...

The Indiana University Hoosiers will take on the University of Miami Hurricanes in Florida. But perhaps nobody will be watching closer than the students and staff at Christopher Columbus High School ...

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