Skywatchers across three continents are preparing for an extraordinary celestial event as the longest total solar eclipse in a century approaches. On August 2, 2027, the moon will completely block the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Early risers in New Zealand and the South Pacific were able ...

On Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, a dramatic annular solar eclipse — popularly known as a “ring of fire” — will appear in the skies above remote parts of Antarctica home to two scientific research stations.

A very rare total solar eclipse is coming for us! And this one is very different from the usual ones. This solar eclipse is going to be the longest total eclipse in 123 years. This exceptional event ...

Viewers on the U.S. East Coast may witness a rare "selenelion," when the rising sun and the eclipsed moon are briefly visible at the same time because of atmospheric refraction. This overlap will last ...

On April 8, daytime skies across North America will dim as the moon obscures sunlight. It will be the last total solar eclipse seen from the contiguous United States for the next two decades. What ...