Solar eclipses occur when the moon gets between Earth and the sun. This causes the moon to cast a shadow onto Earth. A solar ...

The first images of an artificial solar eclipse from ESA's Proba-3 mission have been unveiled. Total solar eclipses are rare, ...

ESA has found a way to make its own solar eclipses more or less on demand and all it took was a pair of robotic spacecraft ...

As for the longest-ever solar eclipse, that’s coming some time in the future, and thanks to the boffins in NASA HQ, they’ve ...

The Proba-3 spacecraft succeed at creating solar eclipses, kicking off a two-year mission to study the sun’s mysterious outer atmosphere, the corona.

The new moon occurs on June 25. A day later, Mercury reaches its highest point in the evening sky, and on June 27, the young ...

Strange things happen during a total solar eclipse. The air temperature suddenly decreases as darkness falls, confusing ...

Explore the jaw-dropping astro images shortlisted for this year's competition, and let's guess who might take home the ultimate title ...

The pair of satellites orbits the Earth in formation, 150 metres apart. One of them, Occulter, acts as the Moon would in a solar eclipse down on Earth. It blocks the Sun, allowing its counterpart ...

A satellite duo orbiting our planet has just captured the very first images of an artificial solar eclipse from space, providing us with a spectacular view of the Sun's corona — a view only ...

During the March 14 total lunar eclipse, the moon will pass into Earth’s shadow and appear to turn red. Credit: Shutterstock Early on Friday, March 14 (or super late on Thursday, March 13, depending ...