Instead, scientists have seized the opportunity to study the 'exceptionally close' flyby by sending a spacecraft to the space ...

ESA made history by orbiting and landing on a comet for the first time. What Rosetta and Philae discovered on 67P changed our ...

The Philae lander from European Space Agency's Rosetta mission's landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Credit: ESA - ...

Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting ...

Kosmos-482, a failed mission to Venus from the former Soviet Union that stalled in Earth orbit in the 1970s, is about to fall ...

Cosmos 482, part of a Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus in the 1970s, is expected to crash back on Earth ...

Astronomy enthusiasts are in for a treat as the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, active since April 15th, peaks on May 5th and 6th. This intense shower, originating from Halley's comet debris ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is known for its fast fireballs, which occur as Earth passes through the rubble left by Halley’s comet.

First up is the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which originates from Comet Halley. “Eta Aquarids are fast moving, and a lot of them produce persistent dust trains that linger for seconds after the ...

Stunning streams of comet dust will dash across the sky when the Eta Aquarid meteor shower returns in May, according to NASA. Californians can also glimpse a full moon and a variety of planets ...

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.Related video above: A galaxy named for its ...