It will be a while before you can see it for yourself, however. Halley’s comet was last visible from Earth in 1986, meaning ...

Have you ever seen a meteor shower? If not, there's one coming up next week that you'll be able to view, and it's called the Orionid meteor shower. This meteor shower originates from the famed, Halley ...

A team of astronomers, spearheaded by researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of ...

Skywatchers are set for something special after dark on Monday, Oct. 20, through Tuesday, Oct. 21, when an annual meteor shower produced by Halley's Comet peaks just as two recently discovered comets ...

The Orionids will be at their best in the wee hours of Oct. 21, when up to 20 meteors per hour might be seen from a dark, rural sky. They'll appear to stream from a point in the sky not far from ...

The Orionids — one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley’s comet — will peak with the arrival of a new moon, providing an excellent opportunity to see shooting stars without ...