Beginning on Friday, Dec. 8 we can finally state with absolute certainty that Halley's Comet is coming. This most famous of all comets travels around the sun in a flattened elliptical orbit that ...

The Orionids meteor shower is projected to peak this weekend, according to NASA, as “one of the most beautiful showers of the year” returns nearly 40 years after Halley’s comet was last seen ...

The stunning Orionid meteor shower is made up of dust and debris left in the wake of Halley's Comet. As the comet travels through space, it leaves behind ice and dust, creating brilliant trails of ...

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. The annual Eta ...

The most famous comet of all is headed back toward Earth. Halley’s comet reached aphelion — its farthest point from the sun — on Dec. 8, at which point it began its long journey back to the sun.

Halley's Comet, the source of the Eta Aquariids, won't return to our skies until 2061. In the meantime, its debris continues to provide this annual spectacle, along with the Orionids in October ...

This year’s shower, caused by debris from Halley’s Comet, has been closely tracked and analyzed by astronomers, with Space.comproviding an updated viewing guide for enthusiasts preparing to ...

A similar shower will happen this weekend, called the Orionid meteor shower caused by Halley’s Comet. Courtesy of Getty Images/iStockphoto If you’re in the right spot this weekend, you might ...

HALLEY'S COMET is described as the most famous comet in mankind's history, creating public concern in 1910 amid fears of it hitting Earth and ending it. This is all about Halley's Comet and its ...

Halley’s Comet is named after English astronomer Edmond Halley, who in 1705 used Isaac Newton’s theories of physics to calculate the its orbit. The ball of dirty ice cruises around the sun ...

Peter Halley recently in his Manhattan studio with his work from 1981, “The Big Jail,” which will be seen at Karma in New York. His works, with their hermetic chambers, had a premonitory ...