My photo of the total solar eclipse (left) next to a professional recording of a total solar eclipse from 2015 (right).Ellyn Lapointe / Damien Deltenre/Wikimedia Commons Taking a great photo of a total solar eclipse is difficult, so I asked a NatGeo photographer for help. Babak Tafreshi has been photographing solar eclipses for thirty years. … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. The day has finally arrived. After nearly seven years of waiting, it’s time for a total solar eclipse that will create a celestial display in the skies above the United States, as well as parts … Read more
On Monday, April 8, the 2024 total solar eclipse will cross the sky over North America. Although all of North America and Central America will experience at least a partial solar eclipse, it will pass within a path about 185 kilometers (115 miles) wide across 15 U.S. states. Mexico and Canada will also witness totality … Read more
For years, small groups of astronomy enthusiasts have traveled the world in search of the rare solar eclipse. They’ve embarked on cruises to the middle of the ocean, taken flights into the path of the solar eclipse, and even traveled to Antarctica. In August 2017, millions of people in the US witnessed a total solar … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Sky-gazers Across North America is in for a treat on April 8, when a total solar eclipse will sweep across Mexico, the United States and Canada. The event will be visible to millions of people … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Sky-gazers Across North America is in for a treat on April 8, when a total solar eclipse will sweep across Mexico, the United States and Canada. The event will be visible to millions of people … Read more
A partial solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Britain and Ireland on Monday – Getty/iStock Millions of people will witness a total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, with the path of totality covering much of Central and North America for the first time in more than 100 years. But the solar … Read more
A child watches from San Antonio last year with special glasses as the moon moves in front of the sun during a solar eclipse. (Eric Gay/Associated Press) Grab your eclipse glasses — weather permitting, Los Angeles County and the rest of California will catch a glimpse of the rare total solar eclipse on Monday. Unfortunately … Read more
A total solar eclipse will sweep across North America on Monday, giving millions of people the rare opportunity to see the afternoon sky temporarily darken as the moon blocks the face of the sun. The eclipse’s path happens to pass through Mexico, fifteen U.S. states and a small portion of eastern Canada. In all other … Read more