Exactly when and how to watch the peak of the Orionid meteor shower this Friday and Saturday as "shooting stars" from Halley's comet grace the night sky.

How to See Fireballs and Capture the Moment. Occasionally, larger fragments from Halley’s Comet create fireballs—extra-bright meteors that can light up large portions of the sky.These rare ...

Halley’s comet will make its next swing by our planet on July 29th, 2061, right on time with its 76 year cycle. So why is this one space rock, out of the millions in the solar system, ...

Halley's comet is the most famous comet of all and yet it's not going to be visible until a spectacularly bright appearance in 2061. Luckily we can see tiny bits of it twice per year when its dust ...

Meteors from the Eta Aquariids, created by space debris left behind by the famous Halley's Comet, are set to zoom across the sky as the meteor shower peaks tonight.. The Eta Aquariids will peak ...

On Friday, Dec. 8, Halley's Comet reaches its farthest point from the sun and begins its journey back through the solar system.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will light up the sky Monday, May 5 with a chance to see pieces of Halley's comet streak through the night sky. Here's what to know and when to watch.

On July 2, 1985, the European Space Agency launched the Giotto space probe to get a close-up look at Halley's Comet. Nearly nine months after launch, on March 14, 1986, ...

The ancient Greeks probably saw Halley's comet streak past in 466 B.C., pushing the earliest documented observation of the comet back by more than 200 years, a new study has found.