BOSTON - It isn't often that we get the chance to see a comet with the naked eye. But, in a year already filled with so many astronomical treats, it looks like we will be able to add a comet to ...

Bits and pieces of Halley’s Comet, which last swung by Earth in 1986, will be visible as meteors in upcoming days. The ...

From late Monday into the early hours of Tuesday, debris from Halley's comet will create shooting stars. Here's the best time ...

The comet, named 252P/LINEAR, appears to be spitting out a dust jet that is twirling like a sprinkler in space. This means that the small nucleus of the comet may be spinning, according to a ...

“Either nothing would be left over or there would be a dead hulk of material where an active comet used to be. But it’s starting to look like fragmentation may be more important. In Comet 332P ...

The meteors from the Eta Aquarid shower originate from Comet Halley, according to NASA, and Earth passes through the stream ...

One of the great things about astronomy is that it's full of surprises, especially when it comes to comets — you just can't predict when a new one might pop up. But when one does appear, it ...

A freshly-discovered comet has lots of skywatchers training ... sky during this late April to May transition. It will likely look like a fuzzy green ball with a straight tail, Space.com said.

This ‘Star Wars’ Day, check out a moon that looks like iconic space station Pieces of Halley’s Comet could leave glowing trails across the night sky Look up: This planet is about to pass ...

to look for meteors in the east. The eta Aquariid meteors put on a decent enough show on their own. However, observers have also reported a different phenomenon, known as persistent trains. As Comet ...