Solar eclipse
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NASA will fire 3 rockets directly at the solar eclipse on Saturday. Here's why.
By Brandon Specktor published
NASA researchers plan to launch three rockets carrying scientific instruments toward the moon's shadow on Oct. 14, to study changes in the atmosphere brought about by the annular solar eclipse.
Exactly where and when to see the 'ring of fire' solar eclipse this weekend
By Jamie Carter published
A partial solar eclipse will be visible across most of the Americas on Oct. 14, with a rare 'ring of fire' annular eclipse visible in nine states.
Astronomers want you to watch the Oct. 14 'ring of fire' eclipse with a disco ball. No, seriously.
By Brandon Specktor published
You can't stare at the sun, so how do you watch an eclipse? By reflecting it off of a disco ball, a team of astronomers suggests.
'Ring of fire' solar eclipse 2023: How to watch in-person (and virtually)
By Jamie Carter published
On Oct. 14, an epic 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse will swoop across North America, providing once-in-a-lifetime views for several states. Here’s how to watch, no matter where you are.
Photographers capture the exact moment a gargantuan storm blasts out of the sun during a total solar eclipse
By Harry Baker published
A stunning composite image of the sun during a recent 'hybrid eclipse' in Australia is further proof that solar activity is ramping up.
I watched the moon 'take a bite of the sun' in a rare hybrid solar eclipse last week. Here's what I saw from Australia.
By Jamie Carter published
From my viewpoint in the Exmouth Gulf of Western Australia, the solar eclipse's totality brought a colossal corona and a dramatic drifting diamond ring.
A very rare 'hybrid' solar eclipse will take place Thursday, here's how to watch
By Ben Turner published
A rare hybrid solar eclipse will appear over Oceania and Southeast Asia on Thursday, April 20. Here's what it means and how to watch it.
World's first computer, the Antikythera Mechanism, 'started up' in 178 B.C., scientists claim
By Owen Jarus last updated
The mysterious Antikythera mechanism, thought by some to be the world's first computer, was first "started up" on Dec. 22, 178 B.C., archaeologists have now found.
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