When the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, as happened last April 8, a solar eclipse occurs, with the disk of the moon blocking the disk of the sun, casting a shadow on our planet.

During a total lunar eclipse, the Earth will be perfectly positioned between the sun and moon, blocking most of the sunlight ...

"Most people just dismiss partial eclipses. But I wanted to go to this partial eclipse to try to get the corona — and I did ...

and it's a nice symbol of saying hello to spring ... The "bite mark" in the Sun made by the Moon is bigger now as the eclipse reaches its peak. We'll bring you more pictures soon.

Multiple spacecraft captured the moon's shadow sweeping across North America at more than 1,500 mph during the 2024 total solar eclipse, as millions of people looked up to witness totality.

It is never safe to gaze directly at the sun, even when it is partly or mostly covered by the moon. Special eclipse glasses that are thousands of times darker than normal sunglasses are required ...

Where were you when the sky went dark? On April 8, 2024, the moon swallowed the sun for a total solar eclipse, and much of the eastern United States was in its path of totality. This brief but ...

Just hit the Watch live button at the top of this page. A solar eclipse is when the Moon passes in front of the Sun, blocking its light. It's a special cosmic event where the Sun, Moon and Earth ...