The Annular Solar Eclipse Will Bring a ‘Ring of Fire.’ How to Maximize Its Power in the Year of the Fire Horse
Eclipses—both lunar eclipse and solar eclipse—make us feel as though it’s now or never. The truth, however, is…
Proposed New Mission to Create Artificial Eclipses in Space to Stop The Sun From Destroying Our Tech
Credit: NASA. When a solar storm strikes Earth, it can disrupt technology that’s vital for our daily lives.…
Astronomical wonders in UAE in 2026: Date, time, locations to watch supermoons, meteor showers, rare planetary alignments
From Supermoons to Shooting Stars: Why 2026 Will Be a Dream Year for UAE Skywatchers Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Attention…
Celestial events: How to see meteor showers, supermoons and eclipses in 2026
Bright full moons, dazzling meteor shower displays and remarkable total eclipses will give stargazers plenty of reasons to…
The Longest Solar Eclipse for 100 Years Is Coming. Don’t Miss It
The duration of a total solar eclipse always varies. In April 2024, the eclipse that crossed North America…
Astronomers Create 3D Temperature Map of Hot-Jupiter WASP-18b
The new map of WASP-18b, a hot-Jupiter exoplanet located approximately 325 light-years from Earth, reveals an atmosphere with…
Mayan astronomers built a 700-year-long eclipse calendar centuries before telescopes
More than a thousand years ago, astronomers from the Maya civilization developed one of the most sophisticated time-keeping…
How the Ancient Maya Predicted Eclipses Centuries in Advance
Illustration by ZME Science/Midjourney. In the heart of the Yucatán more than a thousand years ago, a group…
Total Solar Eclipses Can Trigger Dawn Behavior in Birds, Scientists Say
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse disrupted light-dark cycles for North American birds during the lead-up…
Partial solar eclipse stuns early morning skywatchers across New Zealand
Unlike lunar eclipses, solar eclipses require eye protection as the sun will “at no point” be fully blocked…
Cloud may block rare solar eclipse view for Hawke’s Bay
This follows a lunar eclipse that resulted in a blood moon on September 8. Holt Planetarium director Bruce…
Partial solar eclipse to be visible across New Zealand
A partial solar eclipse was a rare event which had not been seen in New Zealand for at…