STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Hale-Bopp comet was one of the brightest comets to reach the inner solar system in recorded history, according to Space.com, making its closest approach to Earth in March of ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On March 22, 1997, a super bright comet by the name of Hale-Bopp made its closest approach to Earth. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...

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CLOUDCROFT, NEW MEXICO. July 23, 2005 marks the ten-year anniversary of the discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp, and co-discoverer Dr. Alan Hale is announcing plans for an event to celebrate the occasion.

Twenty years ago Wednesday, Las Vegas lawyer and amateur astronomer John Mowbray took a photo for the ages — Comet Hale-Bopp hurtling through the evening sky over Red Rock Canyon at 43,000 mph. “The ...

Twenty years ago, on July 23, 1995, astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp independently discovered the comet that would end up bearing their names. Hale-Bopp, officially C/1995 O1, was cruising by ...

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