Are you ready for the eclipse? Whether you’re bound for the path of totality or set to see a partial eclipse from Europe, Canada or the northeast U.S. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, there’s a dirty word eclipse chasers hate to utter during an eclipse season, and yet become completely obsessed with — clouds.
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The citizen scientists keeping an eye on the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse
Two teams of Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast volunteers with observe totality on Aug. 12. (Image credit: Photo by: Alan Dyer/VW Pics/UIG via Getty Images)
Countless eyes will…
The Aug. 12 total solar eclipse is less than a week away! We know that eclipse planning can be daunting, so we’ve put together a list of great eclipse apps to help make things that little bit easier.
Over 15 million people across Spain, Greenland and Iceland will…
Where will the total solar eclipse 2026 be visible from?
August 7, 2026
The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026 will sweep across parts of the Northern Hemisphere, offering millions of people a chance to witness one of nature’s most spectacular sights.
The path of totality — in which the moon completely covers the sun — begins over the Arctic Ocean, before crossing eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain. It then passes over the Balearic…
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Where will the eclipse be visible?
Find out where you can experience totality on Aug. 12, 2026. (Image credit: Created in Canva Pro)
Not everyone will experience totality on Aug. 12.
Some places will see the moon completely cover the sun…
Astronomers witness the strange final moments of a massive star's supernova death (video)
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Astronomers have captured the death of a massive star from its first faint flash of X-rays, revealing an unusual explosion that may bridge the gap between ordinary supernovas and more extreme, gamma-ray-burst-producing stellar explosions
The event began in March 2026, when…
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The robotic spacecraft lifted off on an Atlas V rocket from what is now Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and spent the next five years making the 1.74-billion-mile trek to Jupiter.
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Since it…
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Are aliens running out of places to hide? It turns out we've searched much more of the galaxy than we realized
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When people grow impatient at the lack of success in the search for alien life, researchers often point to how few of the Milky Way’s 100 billion stars or so have been searched so far. But it may be that the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has surveyed…
When brand new entry-level telescopes start at a few hundred dollars, the idea of getting anything decent for pocket change sounds like a pipe dream. Yet the secondhand market often hides real bargains for those willing to hunt them down. Deals like this appear because people buy on impulse, then quickly lose interest for various reasons.
Facebook Marketplace seemed like the best bet for such a…
