suggests that a total solar eclipse on April 1, 2471 BCE may have played a pivotal role in the decline of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty. Magli analyzed the possibility that this celestial event ...

Scientists believe a solar eclipse marked the end of sun worship in Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty. Credit: NASA / Keegan Barber On April 1, 2471 B.C., an unusual darkness fell over ancient Egypt. The sun ...

On April 1, 2471 B.C., an unusual darkness fell over ancient Egypt. The sun vanished behind the moon in broad daylight, casting a sudden shadow across the Nile Delta. This rare solar eclipse may have ...

Cameron McWhirter covers national affairs for The Wall Street Journal from Atlanta. Before joining the Journal, he reported ...

Easter acknowledges God’s raising The Lord Jesus Christ from the dead. God’s doing so confirms our faith and forms its foundation. (I Corinthians 15:14) (“If Christ be not risen, then ...

During a solar eclipse in a forest in Italy’s Dolomites region, scientists seized the chance to explore a fascinating ...

"Most people just dismiss partial eclipses. But I wanted to go to this partial eclipse to try to get the corona — and I did it! This has opened the door to new dreams and challenges." ...

For a few fleeting minutes, the sun’s blazing corona haloed the black disk of the moon, and people from Mexico to Maine stood in awe, witnessing a total solar eclipse that many had waited years ...