The Royal Astronomical Society, external said it would be closest to the sun on Tuesday and coincided with the annual Orionid ...

This year’s “Halloween fireballs” are stunning to watch, but scientists say they may carry a warning from space.

The Taurid meteor shower is composed of two streams known as the Southern Taurids and the Northern Taurids. We explore this ...

A meteor shower often described as 'Halloween Fireballs' should light up the skies over the UK this week and into November.

The month brings a spectacular lineup of celestial sights—including a rare chance to see Mercury without a telescope and a ...

Residents in the central and eastern provinces of Thailand witnessed a bright orange-yellow fireball streaking across the sky ...

Viral “double fireball” videos showing two meteors streaking across the sky are an optical illusion. Astronomers explain that ...

Comet Lemmon came closest to the Earth when it was 56 million miles away, but will still be a "fairly bright, fuzzy object" ...

Cairngorms National Park in Scotland was the best place in the UK to view this month’s Orionid meteor shower, with almost four hours of peak astronomical viewing time.

Astronomy enthusiasts are being offered an extraordinary opportunity tonight - the chance to witness a comet that won't grace ...

The Lake District has been named one of the UK's best spots to view the Orionid meteor shower. Originating from debris left by Halley’s Comet, the meteor shower will peak on the nights of October 22 ...

The comet reached its closest approach on the night of October 21, at a distance of 56 million miles from Earth. Until Monday ...