Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers annually.

Comets that have hit Earth have been a mixed bag. Early in Earth's history, during the solar system's chaotic beginning, they ...

Many Southern Hemisphere observers consider this shower to be the best meteor shower of the year, but it's a different story ...

The annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower, linked to Halley's Comet, will peak overnight on May 5 and 6. The annual Eta Aquariid ...

May 2025 offers some spectacular celestial sights, from a bright comet and a meteor shower to a full Flower Moon. Here’s what ...

The Eta Aquariids, created by Halley’s Comet, will peak on May 5-6, 2025, with up to 60 meteors per hour visible before the ...

Pieces of debris coming from a famous comet are expected to appear fast as they leave glowing trails across the sky early ...

Icy comets can supply water and oxygen to tidally locked e Feb 2025 research shows asteroid impacts could cool Earth and deplete ozo Studies provide insights into planetary habitability and potential ...

The constellations overhead in May are dominated by Leo the Lion and Ursa Major the Great Bear. Leo is easy to pick out by spotting a large backward question mark known as the Sickle. The bright star ...

The cometary impact model included the physics of the dynamics of the comet's breakup and thermal ablation (melting) of the comet's surfaces. They assumed a 2.5 km radius comet made of pure water ...

On Sunday, May 4, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to leave glowing streaks in Earth’s atmosphere, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. These streaks from faster meteors, according to NASA, ...