For centuries, space rocks have fascinated us. Space and its elements have always been mysterious. Astronomy is riddled with complex jargon that many of us don’t understand. However, we often keep ...

Recently, scientists discovered a number of new comets, two of which will be passing by Earth in October. Here's everything you can expect to find in the skies.

• Comet – A mass of ice, rock and dust which often has a tail. The tail is made up of water vapor, dust and various gases which vaporize and grows as it gets closer to the sun. • Asteroid – A body ...

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is this year’s brightest comet visible from Earth—an icy relic from the solar system’s origins that ...

Unique to the Orionids, NASA notes, the meteors seen during this shower are particularly fast and bright. Furthermore, they ...

The Orionids will peak with the arrival of a new moon, providing an excellent opportunity to see shooting stars without ...

The Orionid meteor shower is active each year from about Oct. 2 to Nov. 7, according to the American Meteor Society. This ...

Observe the fiery Southern and Northern Taurids, a pair of potentially flashy meteor showers that are set to peak this ...

Meteor showers are always best seen with the naked eye. Meteors are, in general, pretty fast as they burn through the ...

Three meteor showers are active over Michigan skies, with peaks approaching. And a pair of comets are joining the show.

The Orionids are fast, bright, and sometimes produce fireballs. With no moonlight this year, California skywatchers have one ...