Solar scientists have been preparing for years for a 4-minute window, during the total solar eclipse…
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5 solar eclipse activities to do with children
There are plenty of fun eclipse activities to do with kids Edwin Remsberg/Alamy If you are…
ESA’s Proba-3 mission will create an eclipse on demand to study sun
The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission comprises a pair of satellites that will orbit the sun…
We finally know why Stephen Hawking’s black hole equation works
An artist’s visualisation of a black hole varuna/Shutterstock We finally understand how black holes get their…
How a total solar eclipse in 1919 left physicists ‘more or less agog’
A total solar eclipse from August 2017 seen above Jefferson City, Missouri (NASA/Rami Daud) The following…
ESA’s Proba-3 mission will create eclipses on demand to study sun
The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission comprises a pair of satellites that will orbit the sun…
There are hints that dark energy may be getting weaker
A slice of the largest 3D map of the universe showing the underlying structure of matter…
I might be an astrophysicist, but I’m still learning about stargazing
ON 8 APRIL, a total solar eclipse will be visible from various parts of North America.…
Studying coronal mass ejections during the total solar eclipse
A total solar eclipse is coming to North America on 8 April, offering researchers a rare…
Laser-powered licence plates could help avoid satellite collisions
It can be difficult to identify satellites that have lost power, increasing the risk of a…