51K views · 14 shares | COMET "NEOWISE:" The newly discovered “NEOWISE” comet is making a rare appearance in skies around the world. NASA says the the comet can be viewed just after sunset until mid-August, and won’t be back in the inner solar system for almost another 7,000 years. | CBS Newspath | Facebook

Meet Halley’s Comet, the most legendary wanderer of our solar system, first identified by astronomer Edmond Halley in 1758. This comet has been seen by humanity for thousands of years. Halley’s Comet is a glowing ball of ice and dust that returns like clockwork every 76 years. It is famous not only for its beauty, but for being the only naked-eye comet that regularly visits within a human lifetime—connecting generations across centuries. It last appeared in 1986, and it will blaze across our ski

32K views · 931 reactions | What's up for November? The ESA Rosetta Mission's comet landing and two meteor showers. | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Facebook