Watch Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) make a death dive into the sun in this eerie footage from the Solar and Heliospheric ...

The famous Halley’s comet is about halfway through its roughly 76-year orbit of the sun, having reached its farthest point from its host star in December 2023. The comet won’t be visible in ...

The Orionids are often referred to as the "legacy of Halley's Comet." In fact, these tiny flecks of dust are merely the cosmic litter that the comet has left behind in space along its orbit from ...

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.

According to NASA, astronomers have now linked the famous comet’s appearances to observations dating back more than 2,000 years. Halley takes about 76 years to orbit the Sun once, with its last ...

Skygazers should have a chance to see the Orionids, one of the year's most beautiful meteor showers, just in time for Halloween.

Halley’s Comet takes about 76 years to orbit the sun. It made its last appearance to casual observers in 1986 but won’t return to the inner solar system again until 2061. The radiant for the ...

Comets have long been seen as omens and portents, and it's easy to understand why. They first appear as faint smudges of light in the sky, sometimes fading soon after and sometimes becoming brighter ...

Nicknamed the “Halloween comet,” Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) evaporated during its flyby of the sun on Monday morning. An ESA and NASA telescope captured its demise.

(CNN) — The famous Halley’s comet is about halfway through its roughly 76-year orbit of the sun, having reached its farthest point from its host star in December 2023. The comet won’t be visible in ...

Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) passed its closest point to Earth on Oct. 23, reaching a magnitude of 8.7, far too dim to be seen with the naked eye. Still, telescopes were able to catch a glimpse of the icy ...