Video: Equinox Balances Day and Night
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See why day and night are equal during an equinox, and learn how ancient cultures incorporated the biannual event into their beliefs.
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A look at the blade platform and switch system that make up Sun's Constellation System, which launched Monday.
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Like bugs streaking colorfully down the side window of a moving car, Earthgrazing Perseid meteors could put on a pleasing show after sunset on August 11th.
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The Leonid meteor shower will peak tonight. Sky-watchers say long, glowing meteor trails will highlight the heavenly show.
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By Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 26--To listen to some of the hype out there, you'd think the cyberspace sky was falling March 11 when daylight saving time comes three weeks earlier in an effort to save energy costs.
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Until the rain clouds moved in, I was watching the juxtaposition of two planets that appeared to be converging on the same spot in the early-morning eastern sky.
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This weekend's early switch to daylight-saving time was billed as a little re-enactment of the Y2K computer problem at the turn of the millennium. And as it happened, the daylight bug appeared to have equally minor results.
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A fine display of shooting stars is underway and peaks overnight Wednesday into early Thursday morning. Astronomers expect the 2004 Perseid meteor shower to be one of the best versions of the annual event in several years.
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It might seem like the wildest of paranoid beliefs, but a growing number of scientists suspect it might be true. The reason: Turning on the lights after dark may affect a small number of &quot;clock
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Since the starting and ending dates for daylight time are changing this year, do I need to adjust my computer system clock manually?
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The annual Orionid meteor shower peaks early Sunday morning and could put on a delightful display for skywatchers with clear, dark skies.
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0.3 to -0.6 magnitude during the month. It rises 1.5 hours before the Sun on the 1st, but about sunrise by the 31st.
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It's the 17th century. If the pope says the sun revolves around the Earth, then the sun revolves around the Earth. Compiled by Tony Long.
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Early autumn is a fine time for stargazers, with generally clear skies, moderate temperatures and darkness falling earlier and earlier in the evenings.
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Attention skywatchers: Grab a lawn chair and bundle up, because what experts believe will be this year's best meteor shower peaks tonight.
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BOULDER, COLORADO -- Think    of it as some sort of extraterrestrial axiom: Look for places on a celestial    body where the Sun doesn't shine.
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People gazing at the night sky from North and South America to Europe and western Africa will be able to see a total lunar eclipse - if the local weather cooperates.