Tag: halley's comet

ON THIS DAY: Halley first observed his eponymous comet (1682)

On this Day August 26, 2025 at 11:39

On 26 August 1682, English astronomer Edmond Halley personally observed a comet streaking across the night sky. It was not his first professional study,...

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ON THIS DAY: the Antarctic Treaty is signed (1959)

December 1, 2025 at 17:30

Palestinian children become the family breadwinners

International December 1, 2025 at 16:59

Fifteen-year-old Mohammed Ashour walks the ruined streets of Gaza...

Four killed, including three children, in California mass shooting

International December 1, 2025 at 16:52

Family gathering turns deadly in Stockton At least four people,...

Hong Kong: 151 dead, 40 missing – 13 arrested for manslaughter

International December 1, 2025 at 16:28

Hong Kong police arrested 13 people on manslaughter charges...

Evidence shows police used banned WW1 chemical on Georgian crowds

International December 1, 2025 at 16:12

Georgian riot police used a World War One-era chemical...