A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon is at a close enough point to the Earth and simultaneously crosses the path of the sun, causing it to cast a shadow over large parts of Earth’s surface, wit…
While millions across the continental US turned their eclipse glasses to the sky to watch the Sun disappear behind the Moon last Monday, NASA scientists took to the skies to get a much broader view…
On May 28, 585 BCE, a solar eclipse ended a six-year war. The Greek philosopher Thales lived in the seaside town of Miletus. He hypothesized that water was the source of all matter , and according t…
