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In the buildup to the April 8 total solar eclipse, researchers set about discovering how often cities experience eclipses and where, if anywhere, on Earth witnesses the most of these events.

The biggest natural astronomical event of 2024, April 8's total solar eclipse, is almost here. Here is how the event will path out on the path of totality it sweeps across.

The first total solar eclipse I saw in 2017 was a work event. For the 2024 total solar eclipse, I'm bringing my kid.

On Episode 105 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with astronomer and meteorologist Joe Rao about the solar eclipse of 2024.

What does the weather look like for the April 8 total solar eclipse? Here we take a look at the national weather forecast to find out.

Star Trek's William Shatner spoke about his upcoming visit to Bloomington, Indiana, for the April 8 total solar eclipse.

SpaceX conducted an engine test with its latest Super Heavy booster on Friday (April 5), readying the giant vehicle for the next Starship launch.

Solar eclipses have never felt like a big deal to me, but I'm headed to Indiana Motor Speedway to give one a chance on April 8.

As the skies darken during the total solar eclipse on Monday (April 8), onlookers in the path of totality will experience a wave of strange phenomena that could confuse and delight them.

The Holy Stone HS360S is a budget sub-250 g drone with lots to like but weak camera performance.

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three people, including the first female Belarusian in space, landed in Kazakhstan early this morning (April 6).

It's already rare for a single location to experience a total solar eclipse, but on April 8, Carbondale, Illinois will see its second one within a decade.

The CHEOPS mission has seen tantalizing hints of the rainbow-like glory effect over WASP-76b, an extreme world where iron rains heavily on one side of the planet.

SkySafari has new solar eclipse capabilities on its app, including a simulator and a shadow tracker, making it the perfect app for April 8.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory images the firework-like remnants of the great supernova of 1181.

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is set to depart the ISS late tonight (April 5) with three people on board, and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX is set to launch 21 of its Starlink broadband satellites tonight (April 5), on the second leg of a spaceflight doubleheader for the company.

New images show a glowing "dashed" line in the night sky above Arizona after part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fell back to Earth following a double-header launch.

For many years, binary star research has been as neglected as an old Tamagotchi. But now, the Gaia space telescope is leading a resurgence in interest in binary star systems.

NASA scientists will study the April 8 total solar eclipse using special jet airplanes.