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NASA will fire 3 rockets directly at the solar eclipse on Saturday. Here's why.NASA researchers plan to launch three rockets carrying scientific instruments toward the moon's shadow on Oct. 14, to study changes in the atmosphere brought about by the annular solar eclipse.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Exactly where and when to see the 'ring of fire' solar eclipse this weekendA partial solar eclipse will be visible across most of the Americas on Oct. 14, with a rare 'ring of fire' annular eclipse visible in nine states.
By Jamie Carter Published
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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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