Earth is set to witness a total solar eclipse on August 12, and scientists want to use this opportunity to study its impact on our planet. NASA has said that it is launching and supporting two ...

If you’re one of our European readers, then August is potentially a particularly big month. A full solar eclipse will sweep across parts of several countries including Spain and Iceland on August 12.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ready to look up and gaze (safely) at the sun? A total solar eclipse is less than one week away, and Scientific American is going ...

From ancient times to today, eclipses have gone from being seen as omens to becoming scientific laboratories. These five marked turning points in history: they helped explain the sky, led to the ...

During the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse over Europe, scientists aimed to study a long-standing mystery: why the sun's outer atmosphere, the corona, is far hotter than its visible surface. Capturing the ...

Bay Area science institutions will host several events Wednesday for people interested in astronomy, including watch parties for a total solar eclipse and the Perseid meteor shower. The Chabot Space & ...