What if you hitched a ride on Halley’s Comet? Experience the thrill and danger of traveling through the solar system at incredible speed. What to know about the controversial ‘Arctic Frost’ provision ...

For millennia, Halley’s Comet has terrified and inspired those who saw it blaze across the sky. This episode traces its incredible path from ancient Chinese astronomers to Edmund Halley’s ...

Edmond Halley, born November 8, 1656, is recognized for his mathematical prediction of Halley's Comet's return in 1758, despite not being its discoverer or having observed it. Halley applied Isaac ...

DETROIT — Red Wings rookie Emmitt Finnie is the Kentucky Derby longshot that paid off. He’s a winning lottery ticket and a lightning strike all rolled into one As a seventh-round draft selection, the ...

A spectacular celestial display will soon be visible. The Orionid meteor shower, which is known to produce fireballs on occasion, is expected to peak overnight Wednesday, according to NASA. Recognized ...

Already in full swing, the Orionid meteor shower may have reached its peak overnight on October 20-21, but the show is still set to go on for another couple of days. Like nearly every Orionid show, ...

A cosmic light show linked to one of history’s most famous comets is set to dazzle Canadian skywatchers overnight, as the Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Even though Halley’s Comet won’t ...

In a rare doublecosmic treat and once-in-a-millennium visit from an icy green comet, stargazers can look to the night sky through October 2025 to view Comet Lemmon and Comet SWAN, which will be ...

The Orionid meteor shower peaked overnight Monday into Tuesday, Oct. 20–21. But that wasn’t the only astronomical event lighting up the sky. In a rare double cosmic treat, stargazers this fall can ...

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - The Orionids — one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley’s comet — will peak with the arrival of a new moon, providing an excellent opportunity to see ...

WASHINGTON — The Orionid meteor shower will put on a cosmic show in the night sky this week, giving stargazers a chance to see up to 20 meteors per hour. The Orionids will peak on Tuesday, Oct. 21, ...