This spring, skywatchers have been treated to the captivating and unpredictable display of a new comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN). Discovered in late March 2025 through data from the SWAN instrument ...

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was the rare comet that arrived with a year and a half of fanfare and lived up to the hype, serving up naked-eye views for weeks. If it was not a Great Comet, it was at ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will light up the sky Monday, May 5 with a chance to see pieces of Halley's comet streak through the night sky. Here's what to know and when to watch. The annual Eta ...

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This shower is one of two meteor showers associated with Halley’s Comet — the other being the Orionids in October. Halley’s comet is a periodic comet that appears in Earth’s sky roughly ...

The human eye takes about 30 minutes to adjust to the dark. The Eta Aquarids originate from Halley’s Comet, which was last seen in the night sky in 1986, according to NASA. First seen in 1705 by ...

WASHINGTON — A meteor shower from Halley's Comet will light up the night skies with glowing trails this week. The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks early morning on Tuesday, May 6 and will ...

A dazzling new comet has sparked excitement among both amateur and professional astronomers in recent weeks. Everyone hoped to catch a glimpse of the bright green comet, named C/2025 F2 (SWAN), as ...

Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet, last seen in 1986, leads to two major meteor showers every year including the Eta Aquarids. When this meteor shower ...

Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers every year including the Eta Aquarids. When this meteor shower lights up the night ...

Here's how and when to catch one of nature's most spectacular light shows, courtesy of Halley's comet. Southern hemisphere skywatchers will have the best view of the Eta Aquarids with the highest ...