The Orionids are the leftovers and remains from Halley’s Comet (1P/Halley), which orbits the Sun every 76 years, The Orionids ...

What better way to celebrate the start of May than by catching a glimpse of a meteor shower? While the 2020 eta aquarid meteor shower peaked on the evening of May 4, it may also be visible in some ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It may not be rain, but there's a shower happening above us right now - a meteor shower. Pieces of Halley's Comet are breaking off and burning up in the atmosphere, which we can see ...

CHICAGO -- If you take a look outside right before dawn this week, you could spot a meteor. The Eta Aquariids meteor shower is currently active. The American Meteor Society predicts it peaked around ...

From 1985 to 2014, Jean Mueller supported astronomers from around the world who came to Palomar to use its iconic instruments. At the same time, she learned how to operate all three of its major ...

New research has uncovered compelling evidence that water from a comet is strikingly similar to that found in Earth's oceans, offering fresh support for the idea that comets may have played a crucial ...

Everything you need to know about the annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower. A view of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, as a result of Earth passing through dust released by Halley's Comet, seen from ...

In 1986, Halley’s Comet streaked across the night sky and a group of teachers and students decided to not allow the historic occasion to pass without commemoration. In the 1985-86 school year, ...

NASA has confirmed the discovery of Comet 3I Atlas, the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system after ʻOumuamua and Borisov. Detected in July 2025 by the ATLAS telescope in ...