On the 3rd, the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth. Because the Moon then lies fairly far from Earth, it appears too small to cover the Sun’s whole disk. Instead, observers along the ...

The moon slid slowly across the sun Monday afternoon, appearing to devour it whole, as millions of people gasped, cheered and stood in awe beneath a daytime sky turned dark. A total solar eclipse ...

Total lunar eclipses only happen during full moons when the Earth completely shields the moon from the sun. Once the sun, Earth and the moon are exactly aligned, light from simultaneous sunrises ...

Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once a year, and it rotates on its axis about once a day (depending on your ...

The moon enters and emerges from Earth's shadow during a total lunar eclipse on February 20, 2008. This composite photograph, taken from Titusville, Florida, shows ... before the sun sets ...

Can't think of a more apropos ending to the song for the current situation: "But the sun is eclipsed by the moon." Alas, the show must go on. But that's for another album. Honorable mention ...