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A screenshot of the Nov. 10 1919 issue of the New York Times. The eclipse news was on page 17. Credit: NY Times

21 most famous eclipses from 3340 B.C. to the modern day

During the 2017 total solar eclipse, the Sun’s corona, only visible during the total eclipse, is shown as a crown of white flares from the surface.

2024 Solar Eclipse, Observing, Science, The Moon, The Sun, Upcoming Events

A hidden part of the Sun will appear during Monday’s total eclipse for those in the right spot

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

It’s hard to grow food in space. These sensors can help.

Only during totality is the stunning corona of the Sun visible, such as during the total solar eclipse of March 29, 2006, pictured here. You must be in the path of totality to see this unearthly sight, so plan accordingly.

2024 Solar Eclipse

A guide to the 2024 eclipse from Astronomy magazine

Mariner 10.

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Mariner 10, a mission of firsts, used gravity to bend its way from Venus to Mercury

Total solar eclipse

2024 Solar Eclipse

Celestron partners with Astronomy for major eclipse event

Comet Pons-Brooks in outburst in October

Solar System, Upcoming Events

The ‘Devil Comet’ is headed our way — and that’s OK

The most distant quasars are roughly 13 billion light-years from Earth. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

Astronomers map 1.3 million supermassive black holes

Exotic Objects, Milky Way, Science

The Milky Way’s central black hole could have a hidden jet

This artist’s concept shows a planet gradually spiraling into its host star. Credit: R. Hurt & K. Miller (Caltech/IPAC)

More than a few nearby stars show signs they ate young planets

The lunar nearside

Every Full Moon, you can see the craters made famous in 2001: A Space Odyssey

Thomas Stafford's 1966 NASA portrait. Credit NASA

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Remembering Tom Stafford, the Apollo commander who did his part to thaw the Cold War