Total solar eclipse plunges Antarctica into darkness
A total solar eclipse plunged Antarctica from summer into darkness early Saturday in a rare astronomical spectacle witnessed by a handful of scientists and thrill-seekers—and countless penguins.
A total solar eclipse plunged Antarctica from summer into darkness early Saturday in a rare astronomical spectacle witnessed by a handful of scientists and thrill-seekers—and countless penguins.
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Dec 04, 2021
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You can see the longest partial lunar eclipse in hundreds of years this week.
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Nov 16, 2021
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The top of the world got a sunrise special Thursday—a "ring of fire" solar eclipse.
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Jun 10, 2021
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In December 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, I made the somewhat questionable decision to fly 11,200km from where I live in Belfast, Northern Ireland to Santiago, Chile. Then, I boarded a connecting two-hour flight and ...
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Jun 09, 2021
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In the end, the buildup seemed to eclipse the finale.
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May 26, 2021
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These 366 images of the sun were made by ESA's Proba-2 satellite in 2020.
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Jan 07, 2021
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Stargazers in Africa, Asia and parts of the Middle East looked to the skies Sunday to witness a partial solar eclipse.
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Jun 21, 2020
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Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and the Far East witnessed a dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse Sunday.
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Jun 21, 2020
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Fifty years to the day since mankind launched the first mission to set foot on it, the Moon is set to treat Earthlings to a partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday.
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Jul 15, 2019
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SMART-1, ESA's first mission to the moon, captured this series of unique images of our home planet Earth and the moon during a total lunar eclipse.
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Jul 15, 2019
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