Latest Biela's Comet Stories

Halley's Comet - which was last seen from Earth on February 9 ,1986 - will bring a show to earth tonight yet again. The 2010 Eta Aquariid meteor shower contains flakes of dust from Halley's Comet.  It will produce about 30 visible meteors per hour overnight, with the best time to view being between 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.  Although the comet is now far away, past the orbit of Uranus, it has left behind a stream of dust that turns into meteors once it hits Earth's atmosphere. ...