With the return of standard time in the Northern Hemisphere, evenings arrive much sooner than they did just a few weeks ago. That makes it a snap to get in some quick stargazing before dinnertime.

On the evening of Wednesday November 5, 2008, for most of North America, a giant rocky body will pass through Earth's position in space less than 4 hours after Earth was there. Why is nobody panicking? Read this article to find out.

Vesta, the brightest asteroid, is easy to observe during the last three months of 2008.

Earth's sister planet has emerged from behind the Sun for a low evening apparition. See how early you can spot it in the twilight.

Schoolchildren, families, and citizen scientists around the world will gaze skyward after dark from October 20th to November 3rd. The Great World Wide Star Count, now in its second year, helps scientists map light pollution globally while educating participants about the stars.

The King of Planets has made a dramatic entrance into the early evening sky. Don't miss your chance to see it while it's big and bright!

It's still not clear what will become of Jupiter's Little Red Spot after the recent collision with its two larger siblings.

Download your free PDF chart to locate the ex-planet Pluto in 2008.

Uranus and Neptune are easy to find with the aid of the charts in this article.

This pearly glow is surprisingly easy to see — if you know what to look for.

Your images from Wednesday night's total eclipse of the Moon are pouring in.

Eclipses, occultations, conjunctions, and meteor showers — there's no shortage of celestial action in 2008.

Don't miss February's total lunar eclipse (the last one anywhere until late 2010) — and look ahead to a total solar eclipse in exotic settings in August.

With minimal moonlight to interfere, the best meteor showers of 2008 should be the Quadrantids, the Aquarids, and the Perseids.

Every evening in August and September 2008, just after sunset, four planets and two first-magnitude stars combine to form fascinating and ever-changing patterns.

When Comet Holmes suddenly brightened by nearly a million times, it became a snap to spot with just your eyes. It is also a snap to shoot with a camera. Check out amateur images of the comet — and submit your own!

The world's largest orbiting satellite is a snap to spot if you know where and when to look for it.