It’s 500 Days Until 21st Century’s Longest Total Solar Eclipse

On Aug. 2, 2027, 89 million people across Spain, North Africa and the Middle East will see the longest remaining total solar eclipse of the century.

Solar-Eclipsing Probe Back From the Dead After a Month of Silence

The spacecraft take 19 hours and 36 minutes to complete one orbit around Earth, carrying out observations of the Sun’s corona during a six-hour window of each orbit. The corona, the outermost region ...

'Miracle': Europe reconnects with lost spacecraft

The European Space Agency announced Thursday it has re-established communication with a spacecraft that is part of its ...

Why 2027’s ‘eclipse of the century’ is worth travelling for

The path of totality will pass through major cities including Málaga, Tangier, Jeddah and Luxor in August next year. View on ...
Astronomy

2 spacecraft flew exactly in line to imitate a solar eclipse, capture a stunning image, and test new tech

During a solar eclipse, astronomers who study heliophysics are able to study the Sun’s corona – its outer atmosphere – in ways they are unable to do at any other time. The brightest part of the Sun is ...
WUSA

Annular solar eclipse creates rare 'Ring of Fire' on Feb. 17

ANTARCTICA, — You may know Johnny Cash’s song Ring of Fire, but another ring of fire will light up the sky this week as an annular solar eclipse sweeps across parts of the globe. "During an annular ...