On July 2, 1985, the European Space Agency launched the Giotto space probe to get a close-up look at Halley's Comet.
Nearly nine months later on March 14, 1986, Giotto became the first spacecraft to observe of a comet up close when it flew by Halley's Comet. It came within 370 miles of the comet's surface. Giotto was named after the early Renaissance painter Giotto di Bondone, who had depicted Halley's Comet as the star of Bethlehem in his painting, "Adoration of the Magi."
Nearly nine months later on March 14, 1986, Giotto became the first spacecraft to observe of a comet up close when it flew by Halley's Comet. It came within 370 miles of the comet's surface. Giotto was named after the early Renaissance painter Giotto di Bondone, who had depicted Halley's Comet as the star of Bethlehem in his painting, "Adoration of the Magi."
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00:00On this day in space.
00:03In 1985, the European Space Agency launched the Giotto space probe to get a close-up look at Halley's Comet.
00:10Nearly nine months later, on March 14th, 1986, Giotto became the first spacecraft to observe a comet up close
00:16when it flew within 370 miles of Halley's Comet.
00:19Giotto was named after the early Renaissance painter Giotto di Bondone,
00:23who depicted Halley's Comet as the star of Bethlehem in his painting Adoration of the Magi.
00:28And that's what happened on this day in space.
00:31Music.