According to NASA, the Perseids is considered the best meteor shower of the year, largely due to the long streaks of color they leave as they head through our atmosphere, as well as their sheer ...

After witnessing a string of fireballs streak across the sky in North America in 1860, the landscape painter rendered the ...

The icy traveler, called 3I/ATLAS or Comet ATLAS, was discovered on July 1 by the NASA -funded ATLAS survey telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile. This enormous space snowball came from the direction of the ...

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...

The way comets behave in space may seem random, but new research suggests there’s more order behind the chaos than once believed. A recent study led by researchers at the SETI Institute reveals ...

However, there are a few things that distinguish space junk from meteors. When rockets and satellites are launched into orbit, they typically travel along paths that roughly follow Earth’s ...

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, known for its link to Halley's Comet, is viewable until May 28, offering a spectacular view for sky watchers ...

The shower will peak Monday night though Rice said that we could potentially see meteors from Halley's comet for two to three weeks after the peak.

Meteors from the Eta Aquariids, known for their speed and created from space debris originating from Halley's comet, will zoom across the sky as the shower peaks.

A celestial spectacle from Halley's Comet will illuminate the night sky this week. Here's how to watch and when to look up.