On August 21, a swatch of Earth residents will witness the rare side effect of our planet’s long dance with its oldest partner: a total solar eclipse, caused by the perfect alignment of the Moon in ...

Diamond ring. Devil horns. Ring of fire. Baily’s Beads … Believe it or not, these phrases are related. They’re each named for the visual effect they cause during an eclipse. Eclipses elicit a lot of ...

Day will turn into night during The Great American Solar Eclipse on Monday August 21st . In the path of totality, the moon will pass in between the earth and the sun, casting a shadow on earth and ...