The Aquarids meteor shower is set to peak this week. Everyone in the U.S. will have a chance to catch a glimpse.

Halley's Comet holds a special place of significance and popularity among both the general public and the astronomy community alike. In 1705, the wandering body became the first comet whose return was successfully predicted using Isaac Newton 's theories on planetary motions and gravity by famed astronomer Edmond Halley.