Orionid, Halley's Comet and meteor shower
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Each Monday, I pick North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).
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Look up! Halley's comet meteors will flash across the sky tonight!
Tiny bits of Halley's comet are raining down from space, sending flashes of light across our night sky!
The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope has discovered its first previously unknown comet in images taken between Sept. 16 and 24, 2026.
Halley’s Comet causes the Orionid meteor shower, which peaks overnight on Oct. 21-22, 2026. Here’s when and how to see up to 20 “shooting stars” per hour.
