Space shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted into the night sky Friday, bound for the international space station and the most extreme home makeover project ever attempted by astronauts. The ...
... on a daily basis. The wonderful quality of the images is a testament to the splendour of the night sky at ESO's sites in Chile, which are the most productive astronomical observatories in the world. ...
Caught on Tape: A surveillance camera in Utah captured a meteor exploding in the night sky.
... bursting in air, researchers are developing more environmentally friendly fireworks and flares to light up the night sky while minimizing potential health risks, according to an article scheduled for ...
... birds don't fly alone when migrating at night. Some birds, at least, keep together on their migratory ... radar to try to figure out what is going on in the night sky. Some have even watched birds cross ...
... getting together this Thanksgiving week. The three brightest objects in the night sky - Venus, Jupiter and a crescent moon - will crowd around each other for an unusual group shot....
... .7 and appearing nearly as large as the full moon on the southern night sky, Omega Centauri is visible with the unaided eye from a clear, dark observing site. Even through a modest ...
... for Earth Hour their occupants will get more than a warm and fuzzy green feeling, they will also see stars hundreds of trillions kilometres away lighting up a moonless night sky in all its glory.
Residents across the Southeast weren't singing when they called emergency and weather officials to report "great balls of fire" in the night sky.
Soaring high in the eastern sky and almost overhead at around midnight are the two stars marking the Hunting Dogs.
Skygazers were treated to the view of a bright sparkling glow Wednesday night, created when astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery dumped excess water out into space.
... astronomer Galileo 400 years ago, including those of Jupiter and the Moon, which will be well-positioned in the night sky for observing during the event. For many members of the public it will be ...
Earth is currently passing through a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, lighting up the night sky with the "fireworks" of the annual Orionids meteor shower.
Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia could soon be part of a unique group of protected lands known for its night skies.
The next time you take a moonlit stroll, or admire a full, bright-white
moon looming in the night sky, you might count yourself lucky.
