Edmond Halley, after whom the comet is named, was an amateur whose ... who made a discovery—or thought he did— could send CCD images of it to other observers, anywhere in the world, in minutes.

It’s known for its bright and fast-moving shooting stars resulting from Halley’s comet, the most famous comet of all, which ...

We have been moderately lucky with comets in the last several months. We had Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS last October shining ...

A newly discovered comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN), may have disintegrated. But the remnants are still visible.

The comet can be seen with binoculars or a small telescope and may be visible to the naked eye later this month.

On April 1, Australian hobbyist astronomer Michael Mattiazzo confirmed the sighting of the comet in the satellite's images, determining its characteristic shape. This was the comet's official ...

The meteors originate from Halley's Comet, which returns every 76 years and was last seen in 1986. The Perseids appear to originate from the constellation Perseus and are considered to be the ...