The Chinese believed that the rising of Arcturus, the fourth-brightest star in the sky, caused spring to burst forth, while the Egyptians thought that the appearance of Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, brought about the annual flooding of the Nile.

ECONOMIST: The Star of Bethlehem

Ewan McGregor, Jude Law and Jarvis Cocker are among the directors working on the film, which will be broadcast on Sky Premier in the Spring.

BBC: denise van outen

As reliably as autumn brings Orion to the night sky, spring each year sends a curious constellation to the multiplex: a minor cluster of romantic comedies and the couples who traipse through them, searching for love.

NEWYORKER: The Disconnect

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (CNN) -- Columbine High School's class of 1999 graduated Saturday beneath a brightly lit spring sky -- and the glare of national television cameras.

CNN: Columbine seniors graduate under the shadow of shooting

Today the water-filled terraces reflect the sky from November through April, and turn green in spring as the rice plants grow tall.

WSJ: Only in...Yunnan

This spring, Saturn dealers got some sizzle, a roadster called the Sky.

FORBES: Saturn Rising?