Science Challenge #10 "THE STUMPER!" Giotto di Bondone (b. 1266, d. 1337) was a Florentine painter and architect whose name was given to a space probe launched by the European Space Agency in July 1985. The probe passed within 600 km of which comet on March 14, 1986? ANSWER: Comet Halley. Correct responses received from: Jason Coffer, Selena Littrell, Merridy Hance