Solar eclipse
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Astronomers want you to watch the Oct. 14 'ring of fire' eclipse with a disco ball. No, seriously.You can't stare at the sun, so how do you watch an eclipse? By reflecting it off of a disco ball, a team of astronomers suggests.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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'Ring of fire' solar eclipse 2023: How to watch in-person (and virtually)On Oct. 14, an epic 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse will swoop across North America, providing once-in-a-lifetime views for several states. Here’s how to watch, no matter where you are.
By Jamie Carter Published
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Photographers capture the exact moment a gargantuan storm blasts out of the sun during a total solar eclipseA stunning composite image of the sun during a recent 'hybrid eclipse' in Australia is further proof that solar activity is ramping up.
By Harry Baker Published
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I watched the moon 'take a bite of the sun' in a rare hybrid solar eclipse last week. Here's what I saw from Australia.From my viewpoint in the Exmouth Gulf of Western Australia, the solar eclipse's totality brought a colossal corona and a dramatic drifting diamond ring.
By Jamie Carter Published
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A very rare 'hybrid' solar eclipse will take place Thursday, here's how to watchA rare hybrid solar eclipse will appear over Oceania and Southeast Asia on Thursday, April 20. Here's what it means and how to watch it.
By Ben Turner Published
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World's first computer, the Antikythera Mechanism, 'started up' in 178 B.C., scientists claimThe mysterious Antikythera mechanism, thought by some to be the world's first computer, was first "started up" on Dec. 22, 178 B.C., archaeologists have now found.
By Owen Jarus Last updated
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Watch a 'ring of fire' eclipse play out from space in epic new NASA footageA partial solar eclipse on Oct. 25 looked like an epic ring of fire when viewed by NASA's Hinode satellite, new footage reveals.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Stunning (and spooky) photos of the final solar eclipse of 2022On Tuesday, Oct. 25, half the world saw the moon's shadow creep over the surface of the sun in the year's last partial solar eclipse.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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The last partial solar eclipse of 2022 is today, here’s what you need to knowThe moon will block out the sun across Europe, north Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia
By Ben Turner Published
