Solar Eclipses

Total eclipse of the heart, meet a total eclipse of the sun: Bonnie Tyler's iconic hit from the 80s is about to be in the right place at the right cosmic time.

The Aug. 21 total solar eclipse will have musical accompaniment at the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco, featuring the acclaimed Kronos Quartet.

See amazing photos of solar eclipses from space as seen by astronauts and cosmonauts over the last 50 years.

With the right apps installed, your smartphone or tablet can be a powerful tool for planning and enjoying the Great American Solar Eclipse.

With eclipse day fast approaching, many are obviously concerned about how the weather will impact their viewing. Here's how it's looking for locations all along the path.

This is a story about how you can sometimes move mountains — or, in this case, airplanes — with a simple suggestion.

There's a lot we don't know about the sun — including how its outer atmosphere gets so hot.

A new multisensory app and tactile guide help blind and visually impaired communities experience the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21.

If you’re on an airplane flying across the U.S. during the Aug. 21 eclipse, what might you see from midair?

Solar astronomer J. McKim Malville has some advice for people planning to see the Great American Solar Eclipse on Aug. 21: Don’t photograph it.

Throughout history, solar eclipses have transformed from terrifying omens into the subject of scientific study, inspiring eclipse chasers to travel the world to witness the natural phenomenon.

In the 1690s, astronomer Edmund Halley had a problem.

It is an interesting phenomenon that an eclipse, whether of the sun or the moon, will repeat itself or return in a later year.

Most "eclipses" don't involve the sun and the moon at all.

A solar eclipse makes a striking impression on the sky for those in its path — but how and when does it happen?