A solar eclipse will sweep across the United States on Monday (8 April), with millions of people inside of the path of totality who will experience the phenomenon—but what type of eclipse will it be?

WASHINGTON — In a little over a week, several states across the country will experience a total solar eclipse. An eclipse happens when a planet or a moon gets in the way of the sun’s light. According ...

The countdown for the year's first total lunar eclipse begins. The celestial event, which will see the moon change to rusty red hues, will occur in the U.S. on the night of March 13-14. According to ...

See Globe coverage of the 2024 total solar eclipse. While this is a total solar eclipse, there are actually four types of eclipses that impact the way we see the sun and how it interacts with the moon ...

No one in human history has ever seen an eclipse quite like the one seen by the crew of Apollo 12 on Nov. 21, 1969. Countless billions of us have seen the moon eclipse the sun, casting its shadow on ...

The solar eclipse is only a week away, yet there is still more to explore leading up to the April 8 event. For instance, this year, South Carolina will be experiencing a partial eclipse. You may be ...

Just like the moon can eclipse the light from the sun for us here on Earth, the Earth can block light from the sun so that it ...