Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. In three months, a stripe across North America will go dark ...

It's almost time for a total eclipse of the sun. Tennesseans across the state have a chance to catch a (safe) glimpse of this celestial phenomenon this afternoon. And while the state isn't in the path ...

Eclipses occur when the sun, moon, and Earth line up. How they line up can cause two types of eclipses: a lunar eclipse or a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse happens during the new moon when the moon ...

It's finally April 8, 2024, the day of the total solar eclipse. We've waited for this day for years, and we won't have another one like it for decades. Starting at 2:27 p.m. Eastern time, the Great ...

Despite an uptick in viral videos and trending posts claiming a "once-in-a-century" celestial event on Saturday, August 2, 2025, there is no solar eclipse visible from the United States on that date, ...