The first solar eclipse of 2026 is almost here, and it will carve a blazing ring of light into the sky as the moon slips in ...

On February 28, we will see not one, not two, but six planets in the evening sky. Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, ...

ESA’s Proba-3 mission enables long-duration artificial solar eclipses in space, allowing continuous observation of the Sun’s ...

The project has recently been submitted to the European Space Agency for consideration as a future mission. The current mission design proposes a launch in the 2030s, returning at least 400 minutes of ...

Virgo season began with a new moon, and now it’s ending with one, too. On September 21, the skies will deliver a rare encore: the second consecutive Virgo new moon, this one supercharged as a solar ...

The annular ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse occurs on February 17, visible from Antarctica, southern Africa, and South America. Discover details.

The modern world has a solid understanding of the way solar eclipses work. Thanks to science, we know that on April 8, 2024, much of North America will experience a solar eclipse. The sun, Moon, and ...

Proba-3 took an image of the Sun's inner corona every five minutes during an active period in September last year.