Tag: Halley’s Comet

Orionid Meteor Shower to Peak in the Night Sky Late October—Here’s How You Can Catch the Light Show

It was 1986 when the last casual observer spotted Halley’s Comet shedding its detritus throughout the heavens far above the Earth. But every year around late October, Earth passes through that trail of space dust and debris left in the comet’s wake. When these bits of matter strike our atmosphere, they burn up, turning into…


Meteor Shower From Part of Halley’s Comet to Light up Australian Night Sky

Australians will be treated with an “incredible display” as one of the best meteor showers this year streaks across on the morning of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, if weather permits. The Eta Aquariids meteor shower, whose peak activity is usually on or around May 5, was formed by bits of rock and ice that had broken…