The total solar eclipse of 2024 is officially upon us. With people traveling from around the world to the best viewing spots to catch the path of totality, this event is definitely a highlight of the ...

Diamond ring. Devil horns. Ring of fire. Baily’s Beads … Believe it or not, these phrases are related. They’re each named for the visual effect they cause during an eclipse. Eclipses elicit a lot of ...

Major U.S. cities on the total eclipse path of totality like Cleveland and San Antonio are sure to draw huge crowds on April 8 eager to bear witness to the rare celestial event. But wouldn't you ...

Wednesday’s “ring of fire” eclipse is the second solar eclipse Earth will experience this year following April’s highly anticipated total solar eclipse, and although there won’t be any more in 2024, ...

Long before modern observatories and spacecraft, court scribes in ancient China were quietly building one of humanity’s first datasets on the changing sky. Their terse notes on sudden daylight ...