Latest about Eclipses
An impressive partial lunar eclipse will turn the moon an eerie red for millions of people tonight
Tonight's deep partial lunar eclipse will be the most impressive lunar eclipse until New Year's Eve 2028, so make sure you catch it if you can!
A black star in a false Spanish twilight: Here's the story of my 1st total solar eclipse
I journeyed to the path of totality in Spain to watch the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse with a group of passionate citizen scientists. Here's my story.
What is a solar eclipse?
Reference A solar eclipse occurs when the moon positions itself between Earth and the sun, casting a shadow over Earth. We explore the type of solar eclipses here.
On this day in space! Aug. 21, 1914: Total solar eclipse expedition crashed by WWI
On Aug. 21, 1914, a total solar eclipse temporarily darkened skies across Europe and Asia.
A weather satellite 22,000 miles above Earth saved my 2026 total solar eclipse cruise on the Mediterranean Sea
Joe Rao took to sea aboard the cruise ship Le Boréal to watch the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. Here's what it was like.
A 96% partial lunar eclipse is just 1 week away: Here's what you need to know
Earth's curved inner shadow will darken the moon's disk during the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse.
I sailed to Greenland for a total solar eclipse — what I saw left me speechless
I understood the science and had seen thousands of eclipse photographs, but nothing prepared me for the emotion of watching totality unfold above the icebergs and fjords of East Greenland.
