An eclipse is a celestial event that occurs when one astronomical object moves into the shadow of another object, resulting in a temporary obscuration or darkening of the first object. The most ...

A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses by flying in precise and fancy formation, providing hours of on-demand totality for scientists. The European Space Agency ...

The solar eclipse helped unite America — or at least a very narrow band of it. By Christopher Maag Christopher Maag reported from the path of totality in Rochester, N.Y. Aidan Hernandez lay on the ...

Earth cast an eerie shadow on the Moon Wednesday during a total lunar eclipse that delighted skywatchers on several continents. It was the first total lunar eclipse ever to coincide with a World ...

“Seeing a partial eclipse,” wrote Annie Dillard in a 1982 essay, “bears the same relation to seeing a total eclipse as kissing a man does to marrying him.” She recounts the strange spirituality of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The timing and location of a solar eclipse is based on the ever-changing alignment of the Earth, sun and moon. While the Earth spins on its axis and orbits the sun, the moon spins on ...

It might be awhile before you see another solar eclipse. The next annular solar eclipse will be on Feb. 17, 2026 but you’ll only be able to view it in Antarctica. On the same day, a partial eclipse ...

Tonight’s the big night: A Blood Moon lunar eclipse that hasn’t happened in years is going to play out above us, reaching its peak in the middle of the night. Are you staying up late? Grabbing a power ...

The next great solar eclipse – the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous U.S. until 2044 – will take place April 8. And while almost all in the U.S. will experience some of the eclipse, ...

From flowers spontaneously shutting their petals to hundreds of thousands of salmon washing ashore, the eclipse yesterday (Aug. 21) had a downright spooky impact on nature, according scientists ...

Solar eclipses thrill skywatchers every year. You just have to be in the right place at the right time. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...