Year's first partial solar eclipse occurs Tuesday
Early risers in Madrid, London and Paris take note.
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Stellar eclipse gives glimpse of exoplanet
A group of astronomers led by an MIT professor has spotted an exoplanetary eclipse of a star only 40 light years away — right around the corner, astronomically speaking — revealing a "super-Earth."
Astronomy
Jul 19, 2011
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Why the new moon on February 18th is special
Did you hear the one about last month's 'supermoon?'
Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2015
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NASA Lucy mission observes a total lunar eclipse
The NASA Lucy mission, led by Principal Investigator Dr. Hal Levison of Southwest Research Institute, successfully observed the May 2022 total lunar eclipse from a unique vantage point 64 million miles (100 million km) from ...
Astronomy
May 23, 2022
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NASA looks to solar eclipse to help understand Earth's energy system
It was midafternoon, but it was dark in an area in Boulder, Colorado on Aug. 3, 1998. A thick cloud appeared overhead and dimmed the land below for more than 30 minutes. Well-calibrated radiometers showed that there were ...
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2017
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Longest Solar Eclipse of the 21st Century
One one-thousand, 2 one-thousand, 3 one-thousand, 4 one-thousand... Continue counting and don't stop until you reach 399 one-thousand.
Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2009
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Eclipse viewing safety: Keeping your & your kid's vision safe
People preparing to watch Monday's total eclipse of the sun need to protect their vision during the event, eye doctors say.
Astronomy
Apr 7, 2024
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Total lunar eclipse next week, not visible in US
(AP) -- The year's first total eclipse of the moon will last an unusually long time, a rare celestial treat for a wide swath of the globe.
Space Exploration
Jun 11, 2011
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Total solar eclipse casts spotlight on rural Oregon town
Just before sunrise, there's typically nothing atop Round Butte but the whistle of the wind and a panoramic view of Oregon's second-highest peak glowing pink in the faint light.
Space Exploration
Jun 23, 2017
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First observation of a focused plasma wave on the sun
For the first time, scientists have observed plasma waves from a solar flare focused by a coronal hole, akin to the focusing of sound waves responsible for the Rotunda effect in architecture or the focusing of light by a ...
