solar eclipse
Inside the Thriving Subculture of Eclipse Chasers
“The experience is just so powerful that it becomes a major driving force in our lives.”
Inside the Thriving Subculture of Eclipse Chasers
“The experience is just so powerful that it becomes a major driving force in our lives.”
When Astronomers Chased a Total Eclipse in a Concorde
In the 1970s, a small group of astronomers used the first prototype of the Concorde to pursue a total eclipse across the Sahara at twice the speed of sound.
Celebrating Halley’s Eclipse On Its 300th Anniversary
For millennia, humans were terrified of solar eclipses. On May 3, 1715, Edmond Halley proved they had nothing to fear.
We Asked Tourists In Paris If They Noticed the Eiffel Tower Was 'Shrouded in Smog'
According to international media, Paris is now "more polluted than Shanghai and London."
The Eclipse May Have Been Crappy but What It Told Us About Our Future Is Great
Today, a solar eclipse had a slight chance of fucking up the UK power grid—and that's a really great thing because it means that we're slowly starting to wean ourselves off oil.
The Only 12-Second Eclipse Video You Need
An ESA satellite captured a brief but beautiful vision of this morning's solar eclipse from space.