the great american eclipse

A Partial Lunar Eclipse Ushers in Eclipse Season

Live on the wrong continent to witness the August 21st total solar eclipse? Well... celestial mechanics has a little consolation…

7 years ago

Join the Eclipse MegaMovie 2017 Chronicling the August Total Solar Eclipse

Ready for the "Great American Eclipse?" We're now less than six months out from the long-anticipated total solar eclipse spanning…

8 years ago

Ring of Fire: Catch the Only Annular Solar Eclipse of 2017 This Sunday

'Tis the season... eclipse season, that is, as an annular solar eclipse marks the end of the first cycle of…

8 years ago

Ancient Annular: Dating Joshua’s Eclipse

Astronomy turns up in fascinating junctures in history. Besides just the romantic angle, we can actually pin down some contextual…

8 years ago

A Thousand Days ‘Til Totality: Anticipating the 2017 Solar Eclipse

Where will YOU be on August 21st, 2017? Astronomy is all about humility and thinking big in terms of space…

10 years ago