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What is a solar eclipse?

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon is positioned between Earth and the sun and casts a shadow over Earth. Solar eclipses only occur during a new moon phase, usually about twice a year, when the moon ...
IMPORTANT: NEVER look directly at the eclipse while any part of the solar disk is visible. Trump’s push to rewrite the ...
The solar system is giving the West Coast a reason to get up early (and to stay awake for about 15 minutes) in the wee hours this week. On Wednesday, May 26, the first total lunar eclipse since ...
We have a new moon Thursday, and it will be part of an eclipse that's visible from New England. The June moon is called the "Strawberry Moon," and it will pass between the Earth and sun at sunrise ...