Tagged: eclipse

A total solar eclipse drew an 11,000-kilometer (6,800-mile) arc over the Pacific, plunging remote isles into darkness in a heavenly display climaxing on mysterious Easter Island. The skies grew black in the middle of the day Sunday as the Moon slipped in front of the...

A solar eclipse is scheduled for Friday the 13th, but most skywatchers will be out of luck without doing a bit of traveling. Truth be told, not many people will see this partial eclipse, thanks to its location: The moon’s shadow will mostly fall over...

The moon has been Earth’s trusty sidekick for billions of years. And as it endlessly cruises around our planet, once in a while this scrappy satellite precisely aligns within Earth’s shadow, taking on an eerie, reddish glow. And what’s this phenomenon known as? A lunar...

On Monday, Aug. 21, people throughout North America — and in some parts of South America, Africa and Europe — will have a chance to observe a celestial phenomenon that’s fascinated humans for thousands of years. A total solar eclipse, in which the moon moves...

On August 21, a magnificent solar eclipse will cut a path across the full length of the continental United States for the first time since 1918. (In 1979, an eclipse crossed the northwestern states.) From South Carolina to Oregon, more than 12 million Americans live...

dramatic phenomenon? Henry “Trae” Winter, a solar astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is on the case for the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. He and his team are partnering with NASA’s Heliophysics Education Consortium to develop Eclipse Soundscapes, a two-pronged project...

It’s been 99 years since a total solar eclipse crossed the United States from coast to coast. So it’s no surprise that citizens came out in droves on Aug. 21 to watch the moon pass between the sun and Earth, completely blocking out the sun...

Just like everyone else who watched the big event on Aug. 21, you probably have a few pairs of eclipse glasses sitting around from this week’s total solar eclipse. And now that the sun is shining bright again, you really don’t have much use for...

Earlier this year, on August 21 people in the USA were able to experience the Great American Eclipse, a beautiful, unforgettable and full of magic moment when the Moon’s disk completely covers the Sun. Now, scientists report they have discovered the event created a bow...

Next Monday, we are going to witness one of the strangest events in U.S. history. This will be the first total solar eclipse to ever be seen only in the United States and nowhere else. Millions upon millions of people are going to flock to...