A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise and fancy formation flying.

A solar eclipse is a marvel. This quirk of the complex interplay between Earth, the Moon, and the Sun doesn't just remind us ...

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Scientists refer to “first contact” as the moment that the moon nicks the solar disk — or when the partial phase of the eclipse begins. For those along the path of totality, this will be ...

"This creates a 'ring of fire' effect in the sky," according to NASA. Different phases occur during an annular solar eclipse. It begins at the partial eclipse phase, which is when the moon begins ...

There is more to a solar eclipse than totality, including the interesting science behind the eclipse phases along the path to a total solar eclipse. From partial eclipse through totality ...

will need to use solar glasses or other methods to view the much longer partial phase of the solar eclipse, which will last roughly an hour and 20 minutes before and after totality. To be safe ...

The agency predicts the moon will complete all of the eclipse phases in just over 6 hours and will end at 6 a.m. ET. Unlike the total solar eclipse in April 2024, the upcoming total lunar eclipse ...