Comets Lemmon and SWAN will be at their brightest just as the annual Orionid meteor shower produced by Halley's Comet reaches its peak.

The Orionid Meteor Shower, caused by dust and ice particles from Halley's comet, will peak on October 21-23 and will be best ...

Short-period comets get close to the sun much more often than their long-period kin, and every time they do, they deplete ...

Oct. 7 full moon marks first supermoon of 2025. What we know about Harvest moon, Draconid and Orionid meteor showers.

Gianluca Masi, an astronomer and founder of the Virtual Telescope Project, filmed Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon above the town of ...

(NEXSTAR) — Skywatcher or not, you’ve likely heard of Halley’s comet. As popular as it is, however, seeing it may be a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence for some. The comet, often referred to as just ...

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 shooting stars without ...

The Orionids will be at their best in the wee hours of Oct. 21, when up to 20 meteors per hour might be seen from a dark, rural sky. They'll appear to stream from a point in the sky not far from ...