The best time to see the Orionid meteor shower is between midnight on October 21 and dawn on October 22. You'll have much ...

Just days after a once-in-a-lifetime comet was spotted over Texas, San Antonio skywatchers will have the chance to witness ...

Named after its discoverer, astronomer Edmond Halley, 1P/Halley completes an orbit of the Sun roughly every 75 to 79 years. This length of time earns it a designation as a "short-period" comet – which ...

This year's skywatching peaks with the Orionids meteor shower, showcasing bright meteors against the night’s brightest stars, ...

Halley is known as the most famous comet because it was the first time astronomers understood that comets could reappear in our sky. It was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1705 when he found ...

Time to look up again this month as "one of the most beautiful" meteor showers is expected to make its annual peak this week, ...

While the Orionids, peaking early Sunday and Monday, might be hard to see because of the waning gibbous moon, these zippy ...

also known as Halley’s comet. Officially discovered in 1705 by English astronomer Edmond Halley, 1P/Halley is in the middle of its 76-year journey around the sun. Measuring 5 miles by 9.3 miles ...

The Orionids will be visible between September 26 and November 22, but will peak in activity in the early hours of October 21 this year.

October, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (Choo-cheen-SHAHN – ATLAS), might be visible to the naked eye. You may see the tongue-twister name abbreviated ...