Scientists used the April 2024 solar eclipse to show how animals adjust their behavior when daylight suddenly disappears.

No natural phenomenon provides a rarer chance to study the secrets of the animal world than a total solar eclipse. This was ...

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including six visible planets, an annular solar eclipse, and the Milky Way’s bright core returning to view in the Northern Hemisphere.

Beginning a little after 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 27, the eclipse will reach its peak at 11:12 p.m., when the greatest portion of ...

The United States will experience an annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023 and total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. See the path the eclipses will take in this new map from NASA. Credit: ...

Unlike some planes, trains and buses, heavenly bodies tend to show up on time. Astronomers know years — and even decades — in advance when major astronomical events will take place. NASA already has ...

Observing a solar eclipse is technically possible from a wide area tracing the sun's path, but a total solar eclipse is the end boss of the experience. For those chasing that view, solar eclipse maps ...

The total solar eclipse in North America on April 8, 2024, temporarily reset the biological clocks of some bird species, according to new research.The eclipse created a dramatic spectacle as the moon ...

Researchers used the April 2024 solar eclipse to study its effect on songbird behavior. A smartphone app allowed over 1,000 citizen scientists to record bird observations across North America. The ...

Star-gazers are over the moon about it. This week, armchair astronomers will be treated to a celestial fireworks display of epic proportions. On September 21, the sky will be graced by a partial solar ...