Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

It was on this day in 1682 that an English astronomer, Edmund Halley, observed a particular comet in the sky. He didn't discover it, but he did figure out when it was going to come back - only by then, he wasn't around to see it again. Plus: in the old days comets were believed to be a sign of bad news coming. In one case, that may have actually been right.  Halley's Comet: Facts About the Most Famous Comet (Space.com) Comets Breed Fear, Fascination and Web Sites (New York Times) Don't wait 76 years to support the show, back us on Patreon today! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message