NewsOne Featured Video Spectators look skyward during a partial eclipse of the sun on August 21, 2017, at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York. | Source: Bruce Bennett / Getty ABC News and National Geographic announce the unparalleled event “Eclipse Across America.” Here’s how more than 30 million Americans can find […]
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A Total Solar Eclipse Is Coming April 8. Here’s What to Know.
On April 8, North America will experience its second total solar eclipse in seven years. The moon will glide over the surface of our sun, casting a shadow over a swath of Earth below. Along this path, the world will turn dark as night. Skywatchers in Mexico will be the first to see the eclipse […]
Read MoreWait, What? Superstitions Black People Have Passed Down From Generations
Photo: Javier Zayas Photography (Getty Images) On April 8, a total solar eclipse will pass over North America, beginning at various times depending on your state and time zone, with the moon completely blocking out the sun for around 4 minutes. Science attributes this phenomenon to our planet’s orbit around the sun and rotation. However, […]
Read MoreCould a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis?
It’s come to this. With Earth at its hottest point in recorded history, and humans doing far from enough to stop its overheating, a small but growing number of astronomers and physicists are proposing a potential fix that could have leaped from the pages of science fiction: The equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating […]
Read MoreGigantic ‘hole’ in the sun wider than 60 Earths is spewing superfast solar wind right at us
An enormous dark hole has opened up in the sun’s surface and is spewing powerful streams of unusually fast radiation, known as solar wind, right at Earth. The size and orientation of the temporary gap, which is wider than 60 Earths, is unprecedented at this stage of the solar cycle, scientists say. The giant dark […]
Read More‘Sunspot archipelago’ 15 times wider than Earth could soon bombard us with solar storms
One of the largest and most densely populated sunspot regions seen in more than a decade has appeared on the sun’s nearside to Earth — and has begun to unleash a barrage of solar storms that are shaking up our home star’s surface in a big way. The sunspots’ emergence could make it an interesting […]
Read MoreThis solar eruption was so powerful it warped the sun’s magnetic field (video)
The sun unleashed an eruption powerful enough to warp its own magnetic field this week. Satellites observed the solar eruption, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), on Wednesday (Nov. 15), capturing the bright burst of super-hot plasma as it shot out into space. The Solar Ultraviolet Imager on the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
Read More‘Peculiar’ aurora-like radio signal from sunspot discovered for the 1st time
Solar scientists have observed a stunning display of radio waves over a sunspot, and these emissions strikingly resemble auroral displays on Earth known as the Northern Lights. Happening around 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers) over a dark, relatively cool patch of the sun, these “auroral” radio emissions could not only shine a light on the dynamics […]
Read MoreNo, It’s Not a Joke. An Andre 3000 Album Is on the Way
Well, I’ll be damned. I guess Killer Mike wasn’t teasing. After years of begging for new music from Andre 3000, he has finally granted our wish (but not in the way that you think). OutKast’s Big Boi On Big RV Remix, Creating Celebrity Trailers, & His Must-Have RV Features Off English His debut solo album, […]
Read MoreThe sun may be smaller than we thought
The sun may be a little smaller than we thought it was. Researchers who measure the sun often use total solar eclipses to block out most of its light and get a glimpse of its corona, or outer atmosphere. This method pegged the sun’s radius at about 432,468 miles (695,990 kilometers), a measurement accepted as […]
Read MoreSee the sun’s savage surface like never before in new timelapse video
Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern Observatory Photo Ambassador and member of The World At Night and the official astrophotographer of the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve, he specializes in astronomical “Skyscapes” that connect both Earth […]
Read MoreIndia’s Aditya-L1 sun probe spots 1st high-energy solar flare
India’s newly launched Aditya-L1 sun-studying mission has already captured its first glimpse of a solar flare in high-energy X-rays. On Tuesday (Nov. 7), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that Aditya-L1‘s High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS) instrument had spotted the impulsive phase of a solar flare — the powerful burst of energy […]
Read MoreSolar eruption carves colossal ‘canyon of fire’ in the sun’s southern hemisphere (video)
A vast “canyon of fire” at least double the width of the United States was carved into the sun’s southern hemisphere Wednesday (Oct. 31). The culprit? A large magnetic filament eruption from the sun, according to spaceweather.com. This activity generated a canyon roughly 6,200 miles wide (10,000 km) and 10 times as long. These solar […]
Read MoreWatch a massive ‘canyon of fire’ explode from the sun (video)
A vast “canyon of fire” at least double the width of the United States was carved into the sun’s southern hemisphere Wednesday (Oct. 31). The culprit? A large magnetic filament eruption from the sun, according to spaceweather.com. This activity generated a canyon roughly 6,200 miles wide (10,000 km) and 10 times as long. These solar […]
Read MoreSolar maximum will arrive sooner and last longer than previously expected, say scientists
The sun will reach the peak of its current activity cycle in 2024, one year earlier than previous estimates, according to experts at NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). The revised prediction now places Solar Cycle 25’s peak of activity known as “solar maximum” between January and October 2024 according to a NOAA statement. The […]
Read MoreStrange anomaly in sun’s solar cycle discovered in centuries-old texts from Korea
The sun’s solar cycles were once around three years shorter than they are today, a new analysis of centuries-old Korean chronicles reveals. This previously unknown anomaly occurred during a mysterious solar epoch known as the “Maunder Minimum,” more than 300 years ago. The sun is constantly in a state of flux. Our home star cycles […]
Read MoreStrange anomaly in sun’s solar cycle discovered in centuries-old texts from Korea
The sun’s solar cycles were once around three years shorter than they are today, a new analysis of centuries-old Korean chronicles reveals. This previously unknown anomaly occurred during a mysterious solar epoch known as the “Maunder Minimum,” more than 300 years ago. The sun is constantly in a state of flux. Our home star cycles […]
Read MoreSnake-like magnetic fields on the sun bring scientists closer to solving a major solar mystery
Solar scientists could be one step closer to solving a lingering mystery about the sun: why its outer atmosphere, called the corona, is so much hotter than the layers below it. Using Earth‘s most powerful solar telescope, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) in Hawai’i, an international team of scientists observed the magnetic field […]
Read MoreTotal solar eclipse 2024: Live updates
Refresh 2023-10-17T14:08:33.532Z Countdown to April’s total solar eclipse has begun! Less than six months to go until the total solar eclipse. (Image credit: Paul Souders via Getty Images) With the impressive annular solar eclipse behind us, we now take a look at the total solar eclipse that will occur on April 8, 2024. The spectacle […]
Read MoreFire in the sky: Chasing the annular solar eclipse 2023 on the Extraterrestrial Highway
ELY, Nevada — The state of Nevada is the perfect place to watch for strange things in the sky. And it’s easy to see why as you head north out of Las Vegas and turn onto state route 375, the “Extraterrestrial Highway.” This straight stretch of windblown road crosses mostly empty desert, offering vast vistas […]
Read MoreThe annular solar eclipse of 2023 is underway! See the 1st ‘ring of fire’ photos and video
The first images of the moon passing between the sun and the Earth in a so-called “ring of fire” solar eclipse are coming in and the views are amazing. The moon and sun are aligning in what scientists call an “annular solar eclipse,” in which the moon doesn’t completely cover the sun and leaves a […]
Read MoreOctober’s new moon brings us a ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse
The new moon occurs on Saturday (Oct. 14), at 1:55 p.m. EDT (1755 GMT), according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and this time the moon will create an annular solar eclipse visible in the southwestern U.S., Southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America, primarily in Colombia and Brazil. New moons occur when the moon […]
Read MoreGet Ready for the ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse This Saturday
Millions of people across the Americas are preparing for an experience like no other on Saturday. The moon will interrupt the sun, casting a shadowy veil from Oregon to Brazil during an annular solar eclipse. This weekend’s astronomical marvel is set to swoop over the Western United States, through the Yucatán Peninsula and across many […]
Read More‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse on Oct. 14: Will the weather cooperate?
Almost all of North America will experience a weird and dramatic event on Saturday (Oct. 14), when a partial eclipse of the sun will be visible. Depending on where you are, the sun will appear slightly dented, deeply crescent shaped or even ring-shaped. But skywatchers across the U.S. who are looking forward to viewing Saturday’s […]
Read More‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse on Oct. 14 forecast: Will the weather cooperate?
Almost all of North America will experience a weird and dramatic event on Saturday (Oct. 14), when a partial eclipse of the sun will be visible. Depending on where you are, the sun will appear slightly dented, deeply crescent shaped or even ring-shaped. But skywatchers across the U.S. who are looking forward to viewing Saturday’s […]
Read MoreThe 5 main stages of October’s annular solar eclipse explained
The sun will appear as a blazing ring of fire in the sky over the Americas on Saturday, Oct.14, as an annular eclipse sweeps over the continent. The eclipse will be visible from several states in the U.S., beginning at 09:13 PDT (12:13 p.m. EDT, 1613 GMT) in Oregon then moving across Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, […]
Read MoreFollow the annular solar eclipse this week with SkySafari
Popular astronomy app SkySafari has added a special set of features for tracking and viewing this week’s annular solar eclipse. On Saturday (Oct. 14), the moon will pass in front of the sun, blocking most of it while leaving a “ring of fire” visible in what is known as an annular solar eclipse. To help […]
Read MoreAnnular solar eclipse 2023: Live updates
Refresh 2023-10-06T15:59:38.220Z Ring of fire solar eclipse of 2023 is one week away! The path of annularity crossing the U.S. on October 14, 2023. (Image credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio) The stage is set for one of the greatest sun events of 2023, if not the greatest skywatching event of the year! We are officially […]
Read More‘Ring of fire’ eclipse Oct. 14 will be practice run for total solar eclipse next year
Scientists in the United States are excited to use the October “ring of fire” eclipse as valuable practice for a total eclipse in the Americas next year. North America will experience an annular “ring of fire” solar eclipse on Oct. 14 that crosses eight U.S. states in between Oregon and Texas. We have full details […]
Read MoreNASA’s Parker Solar Probe flies through major coronal mass ejection — and survives to tell the tale
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs), or magnetic bursts of plasma from the sun’s corona, are fearsome indeed. They can drive high-energy space storms for millions of miles and endanger satellites, astronauts and even electronics within Earth’s atmosphere. So, engineers cheered when they learned the Parker Solar Probe drifted through a CME unscathed on September 5, 2022. […]
Read MoreWatch a NASA Probe Fly Right Through a Massively Powerful Sun Explosion In First
ABSTRACT breaks down mind-bending scientific research, future tech, new discoveries, and major breakthroughs. A NASA spacecraft flew right through one of the most powerful explosions ever recorded as coming from the Sun, capturing stunning footage of the fallout from a distance of just 5.7 million miles, which is about six times closer to our star […]
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