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Four people wear solar eclipse glasses and look into the sky while smiling

Solar eclipse glasses: How to check safety and use them correctly

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

You can always grab a pair ahead of the next solar eclipse!

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Total lunar eclipse brings a Blood Moon to North America next month. Here's how to see it

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Earth will soon experience the first total lunar eclipse since November 2022.

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Partial solar eclipse September 2025: Everything you need to know about the 'equinox' solar eclipse

By Jamie Carter published

Reference Some remote regions will experience a partial solar eclipse on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. The best places to see it will be in Antarctica and New Zealand.

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Total lunar eclipse September 2025: When and where to see the 'Blood Moon' lunar eclipse

By Jamie Carter published

Reference The second total lunar eclipse of 2025 will be visible from Asia and western Australia on Sept. 7-8, 2025.

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map showing the routes of upcoming total solar eclipses and annular solar eclipses across Earth along with their dates.

The 7 best total solar eclipses of the next 10 years

By Jamie Carter published

We explore seven of the best solar eclipses to look out for over the next 10 years.

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a dark black circle covers most of the sun, leaving just a bright orange ring around its edges

Astrophotographer snaps spectacular view of annular solar eclipse from Easter Island (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

An astrophotographer who visited Easter Island for the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024, shared a stunning view of the "ring of fire."

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photo of the yellow-orange sun being partially eclipse by the potato-shaped mars moon phobos

Perseverance rover watches a solar eclipse on Mars (photos)

By Stefanie Waldek published

On Sept. 30, NASA's Perseverance rover turned its eyes toward the sky and photographed a solar eclipse from Mars, capturing the tiny moon Phobos as it transited the sun.

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on the left is the ring of fire eclipse and on the right some moai statues.

What it was like to experience the 'ring of fire' solar eclipse on Easter Island

By Jamie Carter published

A few hundred eclipse chasers flocked to Chile's Rapa Nui to see annularity from the home of the mysterious moai.

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Series of images showing the sun during a partial solar eclipse. On the left, a tiny bite is taken out of the sun. In the middle, a larger one. To the right, an even larger one.

The next solar eclipse will be a partial eclipse in March 2025. Here's what you need to know.

By Samantha Mathewson published

It'll be about six months before skywatchers are treated to another solar eclipse — during which only part of the sun will be obscured from view.

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the annular solar eclipse appears as a thin ring of yellowy orange against a black background.

How long will the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2 last?

By Jamie Carter last updated

The "ring of fire" duration depends on where you are watching it from.

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