See the sun transform into a fiery crescent in breathtaking photos of the September 2025 partial solar eclipse
September 23, 2025
A partial solar eclipse swept across the face of the sun on Sept. 21, mesmerizing stargazers with a dramatic display of orbital mechanics that saw the curved silhouette of the lunar disk turn the incandescent orb of our parent star into a fiery crescent over the Pacific Ocean.
The Sept. 21 partial solar eclipse occurred as the moon traveled between Earth and the sun, blocking the disk of our…