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 eclipse reveals how birds depend on light and dark for biological cues
The total solar eclipse in North America on April 8, 2024, temporarily reset the biological clocks of some…
Where and How to Photograph the September 7-8 ‘Blood Moon’ Total Lunar Eclipse
A “blood moon” lunar eclipse will dazzle viewers this weekend, September 7-8, and provide photographers their second chance…
A blood moon and total lunar eclipse are happening on Sunday. How to watch and what time they’ll happen.
A lunar eclipse and a “blood moon” will occur on Sept. 7. Despite the dramatic name, a blood…
Two Spacecraft Align Perfectly To Recreate a Solar Eclipse in Space
The two spacecraft of Proba-3 fly in precise formation about 150 m (500 feet) apart to form an…