To hear Herodotus tell it, a total solar eclipse in 585 BC ended a five-year war between ancient kingdoms in present-day Turkey. Could another total eclipse on Monday bring an end to the partisan wars ...

A solar eclipse is not just a spectacular cosmic sight and a massive temporary tourist attraction. It's also a great chance to advance human knowledge. And you can help. Thousands of amateur "citizen ...

It's almost here. On April 8, the skies will darken as the sun disappears behind the moon in a spectacular total eclipse that millions of Americans will be lining up to see. The American Astronomical ...

If you've ever tried to photograph a solar eclipse, you know it's tricky. (edit Rhea Nayyar/Hyperallergic, eclipse photo via Wikimedia Commons) I'd hazard a guess that few of us are heliophysicists, ...

NASA is asking for the public's help in its latest research project. The 2024 solar eclipse, which will occur in North America on April 8, is expected to cause several earthly disturbances, including ...

On Monday, August 21, the moon will temporarily cross paths with the sun, causing a total solar eclipse for part of the US. Whether you live near the path of totality or not, a solar eclipse is a rare ...

A device called LightSound is being distributed to help the blind and visually impaired experience this year’s event. By Robyn Ross This article is part of The Times’s coverage of the April 8 eclipse, ...

On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible across a swath of North America, from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the easternmost reaches of Canada. And in those few minutes of daytime ...

It sounds like the beginning of a riddle. How can someone who’s blind “see” the upcoming eclipse on Aug. 21? It’s a question solar astrophysicist Henry “Trae” Winter started thinking about several ...

This story originally appeared on WIRED en Español, and has been translated from Spanish. The shadow of a total solar eclipse will cross some regions of Mexico, the United States, and Canada on April ...

A massive citizen science project will study how the animal kingdom reacts to April 8’s total solar eclipse. Here’s how and where to partake. A crowd watches as thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats ...