The Aquarids – sometimes spelled as "Aquariids" – first became active April 19 and are due to peak between May 5 and May 6.

Once you remember that the sun also orbits the solar system's common center of mass, it all makes sense. Our sun is wobbling, and this has a huge impact upon the regularity of many of Earth's meteor ...

NASA believes that the month of May brings visibility to four planets, a new star from a nova, a chance of meteor showers and ...

Many Southern Hemisphere observers consider this shower to be the best meteor shower of the year, but it's a different story ...

After the peak of the ETA Aquarids came to an end, stargazers will have to wait a few months for the next observable meteor ...

Back in 1986, when the comet last swung through the inner solar system, it lost about 1/1,000th of its mass. Rice said that the dust trail crosses Earth's orbit twice, which gives us two yearly meteor ...

With up to 60 meteors per hour under perfect conditions during the peak night, the Eta Aquariids are considered a strong meteor shower, but only when viewed from the tropics and south of the equator.

May is now in full swing, and this means the Eta Aquarids meteor shower is underway and set to peak soon. Halley's comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to this ...

Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers annually.

Meteors from the Eta Aquariids, known for their speed and created from space debris originating from Halley's comet, will ...

The Eta Aquariids meteor shower peaks in May of each year, per NASA. These meteors are specifically known for their speed, ...

The Eta Aquariids is a meteor shower that runs from mid-April through the end of May, peaking around May 5 and 6, according to EarthSky. The shower is best viewed from the Southern Hemisphere.