RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Sky gazers have been spoiled the past few weeks, from the Aurora last week, now a photogenic comet and ...

Tonight marks the peak of the Orionid meteor shower, bringing the opportunity ... and the Eta Aquarids in May. Halley’s Comet ...

Running from December 17-26 this year, according to Timeanddate, the Ursid meteor shower ... a passing comet. For the Ursids, it’s 8P/Tuttle, a comet that takes 13.6 years to orbit the sun.

Every year in mid-August, Earth passes collides with particles spread along the orbit of Comet ... [+] Swift-Tuttle. The Perseids meteor shower is the result of Earth crashing into the dust and ...

It's called Comet 69P/Machholz, and it's the most-likely suspect responsible for the annual meteor shower happening this ... "First its orbit is about as unround as possible.

The Perseids, one of the most popular meteor showers of the ... This debris follows the comet's path, forming a tail that points away from the sun. As Earth crosses the orbit of this comet ...

For example, the Perseid meteor shower happens in August each year when the Earth travels through the trail of dust from comet Swift-Tuttle." Sharing his tips for watching meteor showers ...