Halley's Comet holds a special place of significance and popularity among both the general public and the astronomy community ...

Meteors from the Eta Aquariids, known for their speed and created from space debris originating from Halley's comet, will ...

With up to 60 meteors per hour under perfect conditions during the peak night, the Eta Aquariids are considered a strong ...

From late Monday into the early hours of Tuesday, debris from Halley's comet will create shooting stars. Here's the best time ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Many Southern Hemisphere observers consider this shower to be the best meteor shower of the year, but it's a different story ...

Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers annually.

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was that rare type of comet that arrived with fanfare and lived up to the hype, serving up naked-eye views ...

These meteors are fast-moving and often leave bright streaks across the night sky, visible to the naked eye for anywhere from several seconds to minutes.

Prairie skywatchers are in for a celestial treat this week as the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, fed by the ancient dust of ...

The cometary impact model included the physics of the dynamics of the comet's breakup and thermal ablation (melting) of the comet's surfaces. They assumed a 2.5 km radius comet made of pure water ...