October 21-22 will see the peak of the annual Orionid meteor shower, which is a result of Halley's comet leaving dust and ...

The Orionid meteor shower will peak this week as Earth busts through a stream of meteoroids left in the inner solar system by ...

WASHINGTON -- The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley's comet — peak early Monday. A bright waning moon ...

The Orionid meteor shower, originating from Halley's comet, peaks Monday but will be potentially hindered by a bright waning ...

The meteor shower, also known as the Orionids, peaks during mid-October each year, and are considered to be one of the most ...

The Orionid meteor shower usually generates 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour in dark locations. And sometimes bright fireballs.

Halley's Comet, officially 1P/Halley, has begun its long journey back towards Earth after making it to aphelion – the point in its orbit farthest from the Sun – on December 9.… For Halley, that point ...

It’s not the year’s busiest meteor shower, but sitting off the shoulder of Orion it has a special place in the public imagination, and this year there’s an extra attraction.

The Orionid meteor shower is one of the most reliable meteor showers in the annual calendar, visible from across the globe ...

The actual “shooting stars” will strike Earth’s atmosphere at around 41 miles per second. Although they are caused by Halley’s Comet, the Orionids get their name from their apparent point ...

Meteors or ‘shooting stars’ are small pieces of rocks or dust that burn up when they touch Earth’s atmosphere. The Orionid meteor shower directly results from Halley’s Comet, as it is the ...