A potentially once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse is only one month away from shrouding a large swath of the United States in unnatural darkness and unveiling the sun's elusive outermost layer.

Lunar eclipses are a popular event for skywatchers worldwide. Lunar eclipses occur when Earth moves between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow across the lunar surface. Lunar eclipses can only ...

Each month, keep an eye out for a gleaming full moon, weather permitting, and there may even be chances to glimpse solar and lunar eclipses. What’s more, a multitude of bright annual meteor ...

"The tilt of the moon's orbit prevents us from having monthly solar and lunar eclipses." After this eclipse, the next total lunar eclipse will occur in September this year, but only be visible ...

Despite the heady atmosphere, passion and pleasure are in the air. Venus moves into hot-as-hell Aries on February 4—the same ...

Exactly 89 days after this month’s new moon on Thursday, January 11 a total solar eclipse will occur across North America. However, this month’s new moon is the biggest “solar eclipse miss ...

Observers across Europe will only catch a glimpse of the eclipse during moonset. Later that same month, parts of eastern North America and Europe will witness a partial solar eclipse. In regions ...

Human beings have long lived in awe of the vast and starry skies — particularly during a solar eclipse, wherein the very laws of nature feel inverted. Before modern astronomy, solar eclipses ...