Solar eclipse

The color of the sky will change subtly, and even shadows will look different. The sun is not a one-dimensional point of light, like most other stars in Earth's ...

Rivka Galchen on eclipses from ancient times to April 8, 2024, and humanity's increasing understanding of them.

From wearing eclipse glasses to using your hands as a projector, here are ways to avoid an eye injury.

All the items you need to know about in order to observe our local star, the sun, safely ahead of the total solar eclipse on April 8.

On April 8, the moon will pass directly between Earth and the sun, creating a total solar eclipse across much of the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Although ...

Media are invited to UBC department of physics and astronomy researchers' public solar eclipse viewing event on April 8.

In 1973 Concorde broke the record for the longest total solar eclipse in history by extending totality to 74 minutes.

The moon will appear to cover a portion of the sun on Monday for Cougs across the state. Find out when to watch the eclipse and how much of the sun will be ...

Monday April 8, a solar eclipse will cross from Texas to Maine, putting over 30 million people in the path of totality, with a partial eclipse visible ...

The total solar eclipse is just days away and the cloud cover forecast is looking grim for some regions, but there's still hope because not all cloudy skies ...

Cloudy skies forecast for Monday could spell disappointment for many of the millions of North Americans hoping to glimpse the continent's first total solar ...

Panelists encouraged viewers to witness the rare event on April 8 firsthand if possible, and shared the science behind what makes a total solar eclipse so ...

This year's total solar eclipse is expected to be a bigger, longer spectacle than the one that passed over the United States in 2017.

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Now that the total solar eclipse of 2024 is just a weekend away, it's time to finalize those viewing plans. But first—the weather. Clouds would obscure the ...

It's a good idea to scout out one or more locations within driving distance, so that you have some flexibility if traffic or weather is threatening your plans, ...

Pack your patience—and your eclipse viewing glasses—if you're traveling this week.

Hotel rooms in Texas were selling for around $800 a night to sky-gazers hoping to catch a glimpse of the eclipse - but now people are trying to offload them ...

"The sun dips down, world changes and you're never the same," said Thaddeus LaCoursiere, Bell Museum Planetarium Production Coordinator. In Minnesota, people ...

A rare total solar eclipse is Monday, April 8. Here's everything you need to know about its path, duration and how to view it safely.

Rain, thunderstorms and gray skies over large swaths of the path of totality are threatening to block views on April 8. Here's how to make the most of the ...

On Monday, the moon will block the sun in what many say will be one of the most spectacular celestial events in recent times.

A total solar eclipse will sweep across North America on Monday, April 8. Here's what you need to know about the event.

Meteorologists are refining their forecasts for the eclipse, and now have a pretty good idea of where the spectacle will be most (and least) visible.

Millions of people across Mexico, the US and Canada will see a total solar eclipse cross the North America continent on Monday.