Chinese records of a total solar eclipse in 709 BCE have provided insight into two unrelated scientific questions we might not be able to resolve any other way, and revealed a mistake no one suspected ...

In a little over a year, the Moon will carve a shadow across three continents and briefly turn midday into deep twilight. The ...

Social media has been abuzz over claims "the world will go dark for 6 minutes" on Aug. 2, 2025 due to major solar eclipse. The viral claims of a "once in a century solar eclipse" have spread rapidly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When is the next solar eclipse? Earlier today, a deep ...

The eclipses are here! The lunar and solar eclipse 2025 season is upon us, a celestial phenomenon that occurs every six months to dazzle the sky and mess up our lives. Eclipses are forces of the ...

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