根据上文“What will happen if you look at a solar eclipse (日食)?(如果你看日食会发生什么)”以及后文“even looking at any part of the sun’s rays through ordinary equipment, like regular sunglasses, can result in serious eye damage(即使是通过普通的设备,比如普通的太阳镜,看太阳光线的任何部分...
Total solar eclipses happen every one to three years, but the events are usually only visible from Earth's poles or from the middle of the ocean. While the 2024 eclipse won't be visible from coast-to-coast, the path of totality does go across more than a dozen states, including Texas...
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun's light. When the moon blocks some of the sun, it's a partial solar eclipse, but when moon lines up fully with the sun, blocking all of its light, a total solar eclipse occurs,NASA says. During...
We take a look at how the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, will differ from the total solar eclipse that swept across the U.S. on Aug. 21, 2017.
Both lunar and solar eclipses depend on particular orientations of the Earth, Sun, and Moon. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth’s shadow covers all or part of the Moon. This can only happen when the Moon is directly on the opposite side of the Earth from Sun, which is also when...
Why Do Eclipses Happen? A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon gets in front of the Sun from the point of view of a particular location on the Earth. And it so happens that at this point in the Earth’s history the Moon can just block the Sun be...
emboldening you to speak your mind. But when Mercury enters retrograde on April 1, you find yourself feeling unsettled and losing focus. Add a new moon total solar eclipse in your sign on April 8, and it can feel like everything you know about yourself and what you want...
The Earth is an interesting place and everything that happens here impacts something or someone in a unique way. Many are anxiously awaiting the solar eclipse that is set to happen on April 8, 2024. At about noon on this date, the moon will pass between the sun and the Earth, thus dar...
But eclipses usually happen in pairs and today Jonathan turns his attention to a lesser-known eclipse, one of the Moon, that takes place on July 28. Here he explores its cosmic significance and what it means for our love lives . . . PLEASE note that today's calendar of birthdays i...
It’s impossible to predict what will happen to our long-gone companion. In about 4 billion years our Sun will end its life, turning into a red giant before ejecting most of its material. Those transformations will ravage the inner solar system, roasting the Earth. In that scenario, our ...