I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

As Comet Halley meteoroids streak through the air at 240,000 km/h, we see the typical meteor flashes. However, after some ...

Earth will pass through a trail of debris left behind by Halley’s Comet in 985 B.C.E. ahead of the Eta Aquariids' peak.

Twinkling rubble from Earth's most famous comet will rain into our atmosphere during the early morning hours of Saturday, May ...

Thanks to Jupiter's influence, up to 50 “shooting stars” could be visible during this year’s moonless peak of the Eta ...

The closer a comet gets to the sun, the hotter its surface becomes, and the more active it will get. Historically, the vast ...

The eta Aquariid meteors are passing by the Earth this month with an anticipated peak taking place this weekend from May 5 ...

This trail of debris forms a band of dust in the path of the comet, which triggers a meteor shower as the Earth passes ...

The Eta Aquariid meteors get their name from the point in the sky, called the radiant, where the meteors appear to originate.

THIS weekend a meteor shower will be at its peak sending glowing streaks of space dust from Halley’s comet across the sky.

Named after the constellation Aquarius, the Eta Aquarids shower is one of two showers created from debris from Halley’s Comet ...