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Halley's Comet Might Have Completely the Wrong Name!

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In this video, Diederik explains why, and it is his favorite science fact of recent times! Halley's Comet should actually have a completely different name. According to new insight from Dutch astronomer Simon Portegies Zwart, it was not Edmond Halley who first understood that this famous comet returns, but the […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
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In this video, Diederik explains why, and it is his favorite science fact of recent times! Halley's Comet should actually have a completely different name. According to new insight from Dutch astronomer Simon Portegies Zwart, it was not Edmond Halley who first understood that this famous comet returns, but the […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.

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scientias.nl broke the news in Middelharnis, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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