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The great Halley's Comet disappointment of 1986 — and the discoveries that changed astronomy forever

GlobalScience2026-10-13

The 1986 return of Halley's Comet disappointed skywatchers but became a scientific triumph as an international fleet of spacecraft revealed the secrets of the world's most famous comet.

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