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After the total solar eclipse on April 8, North America will have to wait exactly eight years, 11 months and 22 days for its next glimpse of the sun's corona.

Today's total solar eclipse won't produce any especially harmful radiation, but that doesn't mean you should look at it with your bare eyes.

The long-awaited total solar eclipse of 2024 has begun — and you can watch NASA's unparalleled view of totality right now in this free live stream.

It may not be too late to get last minute solar eclipse glasses for today, depending on your location.

Here's how to safely, and effectively, take stunning photographs and videos of the solar eclipse with your smartphone on April 8.

A total solar eclipse will be visible to millions of people in North America today. Here's everything you need to know about where, when, and how to view the 2024 solar eclipse.

From solar eclipse glasses and viewers to solar binoculars and pinhole projection, there are plenty of ways to safely follow the moon's progress across the sun on April 8.

Totality, the moment when the moon completely covers the sun's face, is the climax of a total solar eclipse. Here's what time totality starts in all 13 states where the total solar eclipse will be visible on April 8, and what to expect when the big moment arrives.

In 1973, scientists using the supersonic Concorde jet extended totality to 74 minutes by flying almost as fast as the moon's shadow was moving across Earth.