On April 8, 2024, people across the world witnessed a solar eclipse, a relatively rare event in which the moon occults (blocks out) light from the sun. To capture this event, volunteers at 143 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- April's total solar eclipse promises to be a scientific bonanza, thanks to new spacecraft and telescopes, and cosmic chance. The moon will be extra close to Earth, providing ...

On April 8, 2024, volunteers participating in NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie citizen science project all around the United States hurried to photograph the solar eclipse with the latest, greatest equipment, ...

On April 8, 2024, volunteers participating in NASA's Eclipse Megamovie citizen science project all around the United States hurried to ...

Researchers used the April 2024 solar eclipse to study its effect on songbird behavior. A smartphone app allowed over 1,000 citizen scientists to record bird observations across North America. The ...

Last year, a team of scientists presented evidence that spruce trees in Italy’s Dolomite mountains synchronized their bioelectrical activity in anticipation of a partial solar eclipse—a potentially ...

A total solar eclipse, the likes of which will never be seen again this century, is coming to the skies on August 2, 2027. This eclipse will be longer than any other in the past three decades. While ...

Solar Eclipse 2026: A “Ring of Fire” eclipse, formally called an annular solar eclipse, takes place when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun while positioned farther from Earth in its orbit, ...

A “ring of fire” solar eclipse on Tuesday will mark the first eclipse of 2026, but only about 2% of the world’s population will get to see it, according to Time and Date. The event, also called an ...