There were comets, eclipses and more that caught the attention of the people on Earth. The most amazing celestial events in ...

meteors are made up of iron or rock and orbit the Sun. Aside from shedding comets, meteoroids can come from the rocky debris of celestial collisions, such as asteroids crashing into each other.

Most meteor showers are caused by comets—balls of rock and ice—that ... of the night sky with the constellation of Gemini in the background.

The Geminids are among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids. This year they peaked ... other meteor showers that originate from comet debris. Under ideal viewing conditions, the ...