... In the spring of 1997 and 1996 Comet Hale-Bopp (above) and Comet Hyakutake gave us stunning examples as they passed near the Sun. ... But it has only recently been discovered that surprising readings from experiments on-board the interplanetary Ulysses probe which lasted for several hours on May 1, 1996, indicate the probe passed through comet Hyakutake's tail! ... Publications with keywords: comet - Comet Hale-Bopp - spacecraft - comet Hyakutake - ulysses - comet tail . ... A Tale of Comet Holmes ....