A faint eclipse will happen on the night of July 4th for those in the Americas and small sections of Africa, Spain, and Portugal. The eclipse will happen just after midnight, Eastern Time, but it will be so faint that you might not even notice a difference. The Moon will only slightly change in brightness, …
2019 has been a big year for skywatchers, with rocket launches coming at a fast and furious rate, flashy space rocks falling from the sky, and yet another interstellar visitor speeding through our solar system. Now, with the year rapidly approaching its conclusion, parts of our planet will be treated to one last piece of …
Earlier this week, a total solar eclipse gave skywatchers in South America a very good reason to gaze at the heavens. Only a very small number of people were lucky enough to see it thanks to the path of the eclipse gracing just a small strip of Chile and Argentina, but that didn’t stop scientists …
A total solar eclipse graces a small section of planet Earth yesterday afternoon. Not many people got to see it in person, but thanks to a partnership between NASA and the San Francisco-based Exploratorium, plenty of science fans got to enjoy it via live stream. If you missed that live stream, well, that’s a shame …
Being able to fully enjoy a total solar eclipse means being in the right place at the right time. Unfortunately for most skywatchers, today’s total solar eclipse will only grace a tiny section of Earth’s surface with its glorious eye candy. Not to worry, because NASA has us covered. The eclipse will only be fully …
Back in January skywatchers were treated to a gorgeous lunar eclipse that was visible across multiple continents. It made headlines as the “Super Blood Wolf Moon,” which is just a bunch of silly nicknames packed together, but the event was truly special for one specific reason: a meteoroid struck the Moon just as everyone was …
Friday night offered skywatchers a fantastic reason to look up, with the longest total lunar eclipse of the century. It was a fantastic event for anyone who got to see it, but if you happened to be in North America at the time you totally missed out on it. Thankfully for astronauts aboard the International …
Last year, the United States got treated to an awesome skywatching event in the form of a total solar eclipse that traveled from one side of the country to the other, but this Friday much of the rest of the world is going to see something that will be totally lost on anyone in North …
The summer of 2017 was pretty special for lots of people living in North America. On August 21st, a total solar eclipse was visible across a huge swath of the United States, and anticipation for the event was huge not only among the general public but also in the scientific community. Now, researchers are revealing …
Now that all the eclipse hype has died down you probably think it’s time to move on with your boring old non-eclipse life and get back to business. Nope! Now that the celestial event has wrapped up we get to gawk at all the awesome photos taken from all over North America, and even some …
