These images show Comet Halley as it was photographed on various dates in 1910 from Diamond Head, Hawaii, by Ferdinand Ellerman. The points or short streaks are background stars. Halley's Comet in ...

Halley's Comet is one of the most influential spheres of dust, ammonia, and water ice to ever cruise through our solar system. It's the source of two annual meteor showers on Earth.

When Halley’s Comet reached its perihelion back in 1986, it was traveling at a staggering 121,572 miles per hour—a far cry from what it’s traveling at right now.

Halley’s comet returned once again in 1986, now an object of scientific curiosity in the space age that was visited by multiple spacecraft to take up-close-and-personal photos.

And, lucky us, Halley’s orbit will favor watchers in the Northern Hemisphere, the website states. “Interestingly, 2061 is the mirror-image of the comet’s last appearance in the winter/early ...

A 15th-century copper plate from the Vijayanagara Empire has revealed India’s first direct mention of Halley’s Comet, proving ...

Halley's Comet was predicted to reach its farthest point from the sun on Dec. 9, beginning a 38-year journey toward Earth that culminates in 2061. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Stock image of a meteor shower above a forest. The Eta Aquariid meteor shower, caused by the debris trail of Halley's comet, is due to peak on May 6 this year.

It's been nearly 40 years since Halley's comet last flew by Earth — and very soon, it will be headed back our way. As Universe Today reports, this coming Sunday, December 9, the famed comet will ...

A photographer has captured a jaw-dropping image of a Halley-type comet over Somerset. Josh Dury, 26, shot 12P/PonsBrooks on March 6 and also managed to get the Andromeda galaxy in the frame. The ...

The Perseid meteor shower streaks across the summer sky in 2015. A similar shower will happen this weekend, called the Orionid meteor shower caused by Halley’s Comet. Courtesy of Getty Images ...