The Soviet spacecraft Kosmos-482 was launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus. But due to a rocket malfunction, it's been ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is peaking. Experts say expect to see 10 to 15 meteors per hour in ideal viewing conditions ...

In a flash of light, dozens of lucky viewers got a glimpse of a real phenomenon Saturday night: a meteor barreling through ...

Comet 45P makes a full orbit of Earth every 5.25 years ... She took a ride in weightlessness on a zero-gravity flight and watched rockets launch to space from places around the United States.

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 ...

(B. Cooke/Marshall Space Flight Center/NASA via AP, File) 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 ...

From solar probes to deep space missions, these record-breaking human-made objects reached speeds that make bullets and jets ...

A meteor shower happens when Earth passes through the path of a comet – icy, rocky bodies left over from the formation of the solar system. When this happens, the bits of comet debris ...

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks May 5-6, but clouds could dampen viewing chances. Here's a look at what to know in ...