It will be a while before you can see it for yourself, however. Halley’s comet was last visible from Earth in 1986, meaning we won’t have a chance to see it again until 2061. The comet is expected to ...

Hale-Bopp originated in the Oort Cloud, a theoretical shell of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun in the outer reaches of ...

Everything you need to know about the annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower. A view of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, as a result of Earth passing through dust released by Halley's Comet, seen from ...

The meteors, per the American Meteor Society, are active annually from around Oct. 2 to Nov. 7 and can each streak up to ...

WASHINGTON — A meteor shower from Halley's Comet will light up the night skies with glowing trails this week. The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks early morning on Tuesday, May 6 and will be ...

Comets Lemmon and SWAN are soaring past Earth in a rare cosmic treat. Here's best viewing times, tips and more in ...

WASHINGTON — The Orionid meteor shower will put on a cosmic show in the night sky this week, giving stargazers a chance to see up to 20 meteors per hour. The Orionids will peak on Tuesday, Oct. 21, ...

I/ATLAS is the fastest comet ever recorded and its interstellar! NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains. Credit: NASA's ...