Comet Sightings

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known meteor showers in the world, can be seen starting from tonight on April 21 until the early hours of April 22. Mankind has observed the Lyrid meteor showers for around 2,700 years now, with the first sighting made by the Chinese going back to 687 BC.

The lunar eclipse will begin right after moonrise on Friday. The comet makes its closest approach to Earth around 10:30 p.m. ET.

A rare comet discovered by NASA scientists will be visible using just binoculars to skywatchers on Earth this week for the first time, before the object heads back into outer reaches of the solar system for an orbit lasting thousands of years.

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known meteor showers in the world, can be seen starting from tonight on April 21 until the early hours of April 22. Mankind has observed the Lyrid meteor showers for around 2,700 years now, with the first sighting made by the Chinese going back to 687 BC.

The lunar eclipse will begin right after moonrise on Friday. The comet makes its closest approach to Earth around 10:30 p.m. ET.

A rare comet discovered by NASA scientists will be visible using just binoculars to skywatchers on Earth this week for the first time, before the object heads back into outer reaches of the solar system for an orbit lasting thousands of years.