Halley’s Comet is the most famous periodic comet, returning to the inner solar system roughly every 76 years and captivating ...

Skygazers should have a chance to see the Orionids, one of the year's most beautiful meteor showers, just in time for ...

If you enjoy light shows, there's one in store this week, thanks to Halley's comet. NASA said debris from the famous comet, known as the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, will reach its climax on Tuesday ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It may not be rain, but there's a shower happening above us right now - a meteor shower. Pieces of Halley's Comet are breaking off and burning up in the atmosphere, which we can see ...

What better way to celebrate the start of May than by catching a glimpse of a meteor shower? While the 2020 eta aquarid meteor shower peaked on the evening of May 4, it may also be visible in some ...

Describes comets and early comet watching, explores the history and characteristics of Halley's Comet, and relates how people around the world are preparing for its return in 1986.