King William should have seen his demise coming, according to the medieval omen experts of his era. Halley’s comet appeared ...

There's a giant, peanut-shaped object orbiting the Sun, and it’s name is Halley’s comet. Like all comets, it’s a cosmic ...

An 11th-century monk saw the famous "Halley's comet" first as a child and later as an adult, new research finds.

The comet the world knows as Halley’s Comet may owe its “first to spot the pattern” credit to someone far earlier than Edmond Halley: an 11th-century English monk. New interdisciplinary research ...

The video revisits its most dramatic appearances—from ancient Chinese records in 239 BCE, to the dazzling close approach of 837 CE, the photographic breakthrough of 1910, and the unprecedented space ...

Gorgeously written and intricately constructed, Everything Lost Returns is a story of desire and friendship, guilt and ...

Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger ...

From the moonless Perseids to the dazzling Geminids, here’s when to watch the best moonless meteor showers in 2026.

The astronomer Edmond Halley, the namesake for Halley’s comet, linked the northern lights to the Earth’s magnetic field, setting off research into the science behind them. He expected to die without ...

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion. One of the crew members called South Carolina home.

It's been 40 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, ...