He covers skywatching, human spaceflight, exploration as well as space science and entertainment, and enjoys observing the moon through a tabletop Celestron telescope when the weather is clear.

The distinct ring of sunlight that surrounds the moon during this time is why it's also known as a "ring of fire" solar eclipse. Gear guide| Safety tips Eclipse Safety Gear If you're looking to safely ...

NASA shared times for several cities in the path of totality across the U.S. People could have also checked their ZIP code on NASA's map ... observers may have spotted a partial eclipse, where the ...

The phase of the moon is determined by its position relative to Earth, rather than one's position on Earth's surface, so the timing depends on one's time zone. Observers in London would see the ...

However, potential observers might have some questions. Where exactly in Mexico and the U.S. will totality be visible? That’s easy to answer with a detailed map ... The Moon’s umbra touches ...

The distinct ring of sunlight that surrounds the moon during this time is why it's also known as a "ring of fire" solar eclipse. Gear guide| Safety tips Eclipse Safety Gear If you're looking to safely ...

Gear guide| Safety tips Eclipse Safety Gear If you're looking to safely observe a solar eclipse, the Celestron ... effect for observers in the path of maximum coverage, as the moon will not ...

He also added a map that shows an overview of the Moon’s shadow and pops up whenever ... it as a “go-to” tool for anyone from casual observers to eclipse enthusiasts. He developed a complete ...

From the abstract of a paper in Nature about the flight: On June 30, 1973, Concorde 001 intercepted the path of a solar eclipse over North Africa, Flying at Mach 2.05 the aircraft provided seven ...

China achieves a milestone in lunar exploration with the release of the world's first complete high-definition geologic atlas of the moon, available in Chinese and English. This atlas, scaled at 1 ...

The Moon’s core formation is tied to its origin story, which most scientists believe began with a colossal impact. This giant impact hypothesis posits that a Mars-sized body collided with the ...

(Photo by: Universal History Archive/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Earth’s “second moon”—an asteroid called Kamo’oalewa—appears to have come from the moon itself.