Halley's Comet holds a special place of significance and popularity among both the general public and the astronomy community ...

The Eta Aquarids are known for their fast meteors but probably more so for their parent—the famous Halley’s Comet.

The weather should hold out long enough on Monday night for Northwest Floridians to catch a glimpse of the Eta Aquarid meteor ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaked on May 5-6, and the astrophotography community were there to watch it unfold.

Back in 1986, when the comet last swung through the inner solar system, it lost about 1/1,000th of its mass. Rice said that the dust trail crosses Earth's orbit twice, which gives us two yearly meteor ...

A flight-illuminated path and the Milky Way are appearing in the night sky during the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which is peaking in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, on May 5, 2024. The Eta Aquarids Meteor ...

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaking in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, on May 5, 2024. (Thilina Kaluthotage/Getty Images) 30,899 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than ...

The Eta Aquarids get their name from the bright star Eta Aquarii in the constellation Aquarius, as the meteors appear to radiate from this point in the sky. These meteors are fast-moving and often ...

The Eta Aquarids will be active until late May. A meteor shower known for the speed of its shooting stars is expected to peak on Monday, according to astronomers. The Eta Aquarids -- a meteor ...

Up next, both Southern delta Aquarids and the alpha Capricornids are due to peak at the same time in July. In August, the famous Perseid Meteor Shower will hit its two-day peak. The ETA Aquarids ...

Just two weeks after the Lyrids meteor shower, stargazers should get ready to see the peak of the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which is expected to light up the sky on Monday night and early ...

The peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is May 5-6, 2025. The best time to see the meteors is right before dawn, about 4-5 a.m. The full moon in May will arrive May 12. Early this morning ...