The new year opens up with the annual Quadrantid Meteor Shower, one of the most impressive — but least observed — meteor showers of the year. The shower is expected to peak sometime between 3 p.m. EST on January 3 and 1 a.m. EST on January 4. Observers in North America should look for shooting [...]
A total eclipse of the moon will be visible throughout North and Central America from 11:41 pm PST Monday until 12:53 am Tuesday, the first such eclipse in almost 3 years. Weather permitting, observers will see the moon enter the Earth’s inner shadow, or umbra, at 10:33 pm, with a red-brown shadow creeping across the [...]
Residents in Puerto Montt, Chile were among the lucky few who were able to see the total solar eclipse that crossed the South Pacific Sunday. This type of eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth.
It is unlikely anything would fully eclipse the World Cup final, but the universe is giving it a shot. A total solar eclipse is predicted to start at sunrise in the Cook Islands on July 11 — when the World Cup 2010 final will be in play. It’s set to take place in the southern [...]
Hundreds of scientists, tourists and locals are flocking to Easter Island to watch a five-minute total solar eclipse that will take place on July 11, at the same time of the World Cup football final in South Africa.