Stargazers in south and central Africa were treated to a spectacular solar eclipse Thursday with the Moon moving across the Sun to form a "ring of fire".
Space Exploration
Sep 1, 2016
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Stargazers in south and central Africa will be treated to a spectacular solar eclipse Thursday when the Moon wanders into view to make the Sun appear as a "ring of fire", astronomers say.
Space Exploration
Aug 31, 2016
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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 Transactions of the Royal Society of London, the oldest surviving ...
Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2016
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The rare and awe-inspiring spectacle of a total solar eclipse will unfold over parts of Indonesia and the Indian and Pacific Oceans on Wednesday, weather permitting. The full eclipse may be visible to several million people ...
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Mar 7, 2016
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Here it is… our year end look at upcoming events in a sky near you. This is not a top 10 listicle, and not a full-fledged almanac, but hopefully, something special and unique in between. And as always, some of the events ...
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Dec 29, 2015
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The moon passed between the Earth and the sun on Thursday, Oct. 23. While avid stargazers in North America looked up to watch the spectacle, the best vantage point was several hundred miles above the North Pole.
Space Exploration
Oct 24, 2014
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The paths of total solar eclipses care not for political borders or conflicts, often crossing over war-torn lands.
Space Exploration
Aug 21, 2014
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Earthlings get their first solar eclipse of the year Tuesday. But you have to be well south of the equator to see it.
Space Exploration
Apr 28, 2014
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Will anyone see next week's solar eclipse? On April 29th, an annular solar eclipse occurs over a small D-shaped 500 kilometre wide region of Antarctica.
Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2014
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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" around its silhouette.
Space Exploration
May 10, 2013
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