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Space.com

Total solar eclipses happen when the moon completely blocks the sun from Earth’s perspective. Luckily, you don’t need to be in space to see the event. As long as you’re in the right geographical location on our planet and the skies are clear, you can see …

The New York Times

Brightening clouds is one of several ideas to push solar energy back into space — sometimes called solar radiation modification, solar geoengineering, or climate intervention. Compared with other options, such as injecting aerosols into the stratosphere …

Space.com

“This discovery may challenge our understanding of galaxy formation and perhaps even the definition of a ‘galaxy.'” Comments (0). a split screen of black space. on the left, many stars are scattered. On the left is the region of sky where UMa3/U1 …

Space.com

An observer in or near the path of totality for the April 8 solar eclipse, can make useful observations of the appearance of the moon’s shadow projected on the Earth’s atmosphere, before, during and after mid-eclipse. Also, valuable can be studies of …

CNN

It’s worth taking some time to stop and take in this historic celestial event because a total solar eclipse won’t be visible across the contiguous US again until August 2044 and an annular eclipse, in which the moon can’t completely block the sun, won’t …

The New York Times

One old friend won’t be there: Jay M. Pasachoff, who was a longtime astronomy professor at Williams College. I’ve stood in the shadow of the moon with him three times: on the island of Java in Indonesia, in Oregon and on a tiny island off Turkey.

The New York Times

At 9:51 a.m. local time on April 8, on Mexico’s western coast near the beach town of Mazatlán, the moon will begin crossing over the sun — the start of a total solar eclipse. As the moon continues its journey, the event will be visible across the …

BBC News

People across North America will be treated to the view of a lifetime on Monday when a total solar eclipse is set to span across the continent, from Mexico to the very eastern tip of Canada. Hundreds of events are already being planned for 8 April for …

Space.com

The Shenzhou orbital module, which weighs about 3,300 pounds (1,500 kilograms), provides extra room for astronauts and science experiments in space. It’s not designed to come back to Earth safely at the end of its mission; the Shenzhou reentry module is …

CNN

Ancient glass sponges. A Barbie-pink sea pig sauntering along the seafloor. A transparent unicumber hovering in the depths. These wonders are just an initial snapshot of fantastic creatures discovered 1,640 miles (5,000 meters) …