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If you get up any morning for the next few weeks, you’ll be treated to the sight of all the planets except Saturn arrayed along the ecliptic, the path of the sun through the sky. For the last two months, almost all the planets have been hiding behind the sun, but this week they all emerge and...

TRENTON, Ga. – A Georgia salon owner and her two daughters — Sky and Stormy — climbed inside a tanning bed while a tornado ripped the roof off their business. A Virginia couple scrambled under their garage's wooden steps after a twister ripped off their home's roof. Mississippi mobile home park...

LONDON – The English National Opera and Sky will televise what they say is the first live opera broadcast in 3-D on Feb. 23, a new production of Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia." The 3-D telecast will be shown live in theaters around Britain and on Sky 3-D, with a 2-D simulcast on Sky Arts 2. The...

Mysterious objects seen over New York NEW YORK, -- New York police and the Federal Aviation Administration said they received numerous reports about strange flying dots in the sky above the city. The authorities said they began receiving calls at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday about the dozen silver...

Streaking swiftly across the sky, motes of dust burn up as meteors. Although Earth constantly sweeps up interplanetary dust, our planet runs through a slightly denser trail this month. Named after the constellation from which the meteors appear to radiate, the Boötids peak June 23, 3 days before...

The red planet Mars and a bright star are teaming up in June to offer a colorful show in the night sky for amateur astronomers. For the first few weeks of June, Mars and the star Regulus will appear to move closer together, making them a good target for skywatchers graced with clear weather and...

Definitely -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nursery school teacher says to her class, "Who can use the word 'Definitely' in a sentence?" First a little girl says "The sky is definitely blue" Teacher says, "Sorry, Amy, but the sky can be gray...

BSkyB, Virgin Media Settle Programming Spat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- British Sky Broadcasting, the U.K./Irish satellite TV company controlled by News Corp., said it reached an agreement with Virgin Media that allows the cable competitor...

Record Growth for BSkyB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Friday, British Sky Broadcasting, the U.K. satellite giant controlled by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., said it netted 87,000 customers during its fiscal first quarter, the highest first...

BSkyB Holding Its Own During Tough Times Economic uncertainty has made its way to the other side of the pond. But James Murdoch, chairman of U.K./Irish multiplatform company British Sky Broadcasting, said the business continues to perform well during challenging times. "At Sky, we never...

Inspiration Network on DIRECTV The Inspiration Network will launch on DIRECTV Aug. 27. The programming service will be on channel 364. British Sky Broadcasting, the U.K./Irish satellite TV platform, said it is doubling its output of arts content by creating Sky Arts channels reflecting...

Sky Supports British Cycling, XM Money Move British Cycling secured a major investment from British Sky Broadcasting, which has become a principal partner in the organization for the next five years. The multi-million pound partnership will provide increased support for cycling in the run–up...

Sky and Universal Music Partner British Sky Broadcasting said it will launch a service enabling U.K. and Irish consumers to access music online. Universal Music Group is the first music company to participate in the offering, Sky said.