ECLIPSES

News About Solar and Lunar Eclipses

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Scientists Observe Solar Eclipse's Effects on Weather
Sep 01, 2016 (SPX)
When the Moon abruptly cuts off sunlight from Earth at a total solar eclipse, our weather reacts to the sudden darkness. A new issue of the Philosophical Transa...
Study explains mysterious 'eclipse wind'
Aug 23, 2016 (UPI)
When the moon blocks the sun's rays during a solar eclipse, onlookers often feel a sudden shift in the wind direction. The phenomenon is called an "eclipse wind...
NASA's science during the March 2016 total solar eclipse
Mar 04, 2016 (SPX)
As the moon slowly covers the face of the sun on the morning of March 9, 2016, in Indonesia, a team of NASA scientists will be anxiously awaiting the start of t...
Rare supermoon eclipse to take over night sky
Sep 27, 2015 (UPI)
A rare total lunar eclipse, called a supermoon eclipse or blood moon, will be visible around the world Sunday night into Monday, the first time since 1982 and t...
Total Eclipse of the Harvest Moon
Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)
In the days before light bulbs, farmers relied on moonlight to help them harvest their crops. Many crops ripen all at once in late summer and early autumn so fa...
'Great American Eclipse' coming in two years
Aug 22, 2015 (UPI)
Mark your calendars for Aug. 21, 2017. That's when all of North America will get a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse at a total solar eclipse. The Great American Eclip...
Brief moon eclipse coming April 4
Mar 31, 2015 (AFP)
A brief total eclipse of the Moon may be visible on April 4 to skywatchers in western North America, Australia and East Asia, astronomers say. The phenomenon oc...
Astronaut plus Proba minisats snap solar eclipse
Mar 24, 2015 (ESA)
As last week's partial solar eclipse crossed Europe, it was also visible from space. ESA's Proba-2 captured a near-total eclipse from orbit, at the same time as...
Astronomers to shed light on space discoveries to mark solar eclipse
Mar 18, 2015 (SPX)
Space scientists at the University of Leicester will be taking part in a spectacular event to mark a rare astronomical phenomenon by demonstrating some of their...
How to watch total solar eclipse on Friday
Mar 17, 2015 (UPI)
Though not as rare as they're made out to be, total solar eclipses don't come around all that often -- only once every 18 months or so. So it's only natural to ...
ESA minisatellites to follow Europe's solar eclipse
Mar 17, 2015 (ESA)
On Friday morning, 20 March, Europe will experience a partial solar eclipse. Only a partial solar eclipse will be visible from continental Europe, but the Agenc...
UK skies set to dim in decade's deepest solar eclipse
Mar 13, 2015 (SPX)
On 20 March a total eclipse of the Sun will take place, visible from the North Atlantic Ocean. Observers in the UK and Ireland will see a partial solar eclipse,...
Partial solar eclipse to cast a shadow over the sun Thursday
Oct 22, 2014 (UPI)
Due to a partial solar eclipse, most of the United States, Mexico and Canada will see the sun look like a fingernail as it sets on Thursday evening. The moon wi...
'Blood moon' awes sky watchers in Americas and Asia
Oct 08, 2014 (AFP)
Stargazers in the Americas and Asia were treated to a lunar eclipse Wednesday, a celestial show that bathed the moon in a reddish tint to create a "blood moon."...
'Blood moon' to awe sky watchers in Americas, Asia
Oct 07, 2014 (AFP)
Stargazers in the Americas and Asia will be treated to a lunar eclipse Wednesday, a celestial show that will bathe the moon in red to create a "blood moon." Dur...
Coppery reds of upcoming lunar eclipse may be accented with turquoise
Oct 01, 2014 (UPI)
Next Wednesday, Oct. 8, the full moon will turn a coppery red as a lunar eclipse becomes visible across the entirety of the United States. "It promises to be a ...
NASA's LRO Mission and North America to Experience Total Lunar Eclipse
Apr 09, 2014 (SPX)
When people in North America look up at the sky in the early morning hours of April 15, they can expect the moon to look a little different. A total lunar eclip...
A Tetrad of Lunar Eclipses
Mar 31, 2014 (SPX)
For people in the United States, an extraordinary series of lunar eclipses is about to begin. The action starts on April 15th when the full Moon passes through ...
Partial solar eclipse Sunday morning
Nov 02, 2013 (UPI)
Early-risers on the East Coast -- and those in parts of Europe and Africa -- will be able see a rare solar eclipse Sunday morning. Those in the eastern portion ...
Australian sky-gazers witness 'ring of fire' eclipse
May 10, 2013 (AFP)
Sky-gazers were treated to an annular solar eclipse in remote areas of Australia on Friday, with the Moon crossing in front of the Sun to leave a "ring of fire"...
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