Latest Eclipses News

European satellites launched to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo

Dec. 05, 2024 08:15 AM EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A pair of European satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on the first mission to create artificial solar eclipses through fancy formation flying in space. Each fake eclipse should last six hours once operations begin next year. That's considerably...

When to catch the last supermoon of the year

Nov. 11, 2024 10:22 AM EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Better catch this week's supermoon. It will be a while until the next one. This will be the year’s fourth and final supermoon, looking bigger and brighter than usual as it comes within about 225,000 miles (361,867 kilometers) of Earth on Thursday. It...

October's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will dazzle parts of South America and the Pacific

Oct. 01, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun is coming. But only a lucky few will be in the path. The annular solar eclipsewill be visible Wednesday over Easter Island and the tips of Argentina and Chile. Here’s how to safely watch the final solar...