Halley's Comet, officially 1P/Halley, has begun its long journey back towards Earth after making it to aphelion – the point in its orbit farthest from the Sun – on December 9.… For Halley, that point ...

It’s not the year’s busiest meteor shower, but sitting off the shoulder of Orion it has a special place in the public imagination, and this year there’s an extra attraction.

The Orionid meteor shower 2024 reaches its peak in the pre-dawn hours on Monday, Oct. 21, but this year a bright moon could make it difficult to see these shooting stars.

October 21-22 will see the peak of the annual Orionid meteor shower, which is a result of Halley's comet leaving dust and ...

The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley's comet — peak early Monday. A bright waning moon may make them ...

Felix Baumgartner's 2012 space dive is going viral on Reddit once again. The Austrian daredevil did the unthinkable when he ...

While the Orionids, peaking early Sunday and Monday, might be hard to see because of the waning gibbous moon, these zippy ...

The comet—traveling about 44 million miles away—was observed from Earth for the first time earlier this month.

Stargazers in the Philadelphia region are in for a double celestial treat this week with a rare comet and a mega supermoon set to shine in the night sky. "This could be a once-in-a-lifetime ...

The Orionid meteor shower, one of the most visually stunning meteor showers of the year, is expected to dazzle stargazers ...

Fun fact, Halley's Comet is also responsible for the Eta Aquariid ... where most years it's pretty tame but has a history of going extreme. In 2001, astronomers reported thousands of meteors ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) will likely remain visible to the naked eye through October 21st and the largest ...