On Aug. 21, mid-morning Pacific time, the town of Salem, Oregon, will slip into shadow. The moon will slowly and inexorably slide in front of the sun, and our star's light will slowly grow dimmer.

Eclipse season is basically the astrological equivalent of the universe grabbing the aux cord and saying, “Actually, new playlist.” While lunar eclipses tend to serve the drama of endings and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Willie Gillespie/Getty It's dawn, the birds are chirping, and the mist is dissipating—revealing a sun that looks strangely like a ...

Total solar eclipses are not just incredible celestial events. They are also important scientific moments that allow scientists to study the solar corona, the incredibly hot atmosphere of the Sun, ...

If snapshots of the dazzling "ring of fire" that danced across the skies of South America on Wednesday sparked eclipse fever, sky-gazers won't have to wait too long for additional celestial spectacles ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When is the next solar eclipse? Earlier today, a deep ...

Slept through the total lunar eclipse last night? Don't worry: There will be another chance to catch another stunning celestial event this month. Well at least partially. The total lunar eclipse known ...