Rare solar eclipse to cross remote Australia, Indonesia
A rare solar eclipse will cross over remote parts of Australia, Indonesia and East Timor on Thursday.
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Clouds for your eclipse? NASA experiment will fly kite to rise above
Imagine you traveled thousands of miles to see a total solar eclipse, but as the Moon began moving in front of the Sun, the sky grows cloudy, blocking your view of the unique celestial spectacle.
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2023
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Want to see a total solar eclipse? Here's how to plan for it, and how to set your expectations in case of clouds
This week, eclipse chasers will be visiting the small town of Exmouth, at the tip of North West Cape in Western Australia. Weather permitting, they are coming to see one of nature's greatest sights—a total eclipse of the ...
Astronomy
Apr 18, 2023
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Humans have been predicting eclipses for thousands of years, but it's harder than you might think
The coastal town of Exmouth in Western Australia is due to experience one of the most spectacular astronomical phenomena on April 20 2023—a total solar eclipse.
Astronomy
Apr 17, 2023
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Save the date: One year until total solar eclipse sweeps US
Dust off your eclipse glasses: It's only a year until a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America.
Space Exploration
Apr 7, 2023
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The unexpected contribution of medieval monks to volcanology
By observing the night sky, medieval monks unwittingly recorded some of history's largest volcanic eruptions. An international team of researchers, led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), drew on readings of 12th and 13th ...
Planetary Sciences
Apr 5, 2023
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Countdown begins for the great North American solar eclipse
One year from now, on Monday, 8 April 2024, the moon will pass directly between Earth and the sun, creating a total solar eclipse like the one that crossed the United States from coast to coast on 21 August 2017. As it did ...
Astronomy
Apr 4, 2023
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New NASA map details 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses in the US
Where will you be for the 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses in the United States?
Astronomy
Mar 8, 2023
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Astronomers observe light bending around an isolated white dwarf
Astronomers have directly measured the mass of a dead star using an effect known as gravitational microlensing, first predicted by Albert Einstein in his General Theory of Relativity, and first observed by two Cambridge astronomers ...
Astronomy
Feb 2, 2023
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Astronomers confirm solar eclipses mentioned in Indigenous folklore and historical documents in Japan
By combining written texts, folklore, and astronomical calculations, a team of researchers at Nagoya University, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, and Otaru University of Commerce identified, examined, and analyzed ...
Astronomy
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