A solar eclipse is not just a spectacular cosmic sight and a massive temporary tourist attraction. It's also a great chance to advance human knowledge. And you can help. Thousands of amateur "citizen ...

It's almost here. On April 8, the skies will darken as the sun disappears behind the moon in a spectacular total eclipse that millions of Americans will be lining up to see. The American Astronomical ...

To hear Herodotus tell it, a total solar eclipse in 585 BC ended a five-year war between ancient kingdoms in present-day Turkey. Could another total eclipse on Monday bring an end to the partisan wars ...

NASA is asking for the public's help in its latest research project. The 2024 solar eclipse, which will occur in North America on April 8, is expected to cause several earthly disturbances, including ...

On Monday, August 21, the moon will temporarily cross paths with the sun, causing a total solar eclipse for part of the US. Whether you live near the path of totality or not, a solar eclipse is a rare ...

On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible across a swath of North America, from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the easternmost reaches of Canada. And in those few minutes of daytime ...

It sounds like the beginning of a riddle. How can someone who’s blind “see” the upcoming eclipse on Aug. 21? It’s a question solar astrophysicist Henry “Trae” Winter started thinking about several ...

Last Saturday’s “ring of fire” eclipse, which blocked out 98 percent of the sun’s surface, was a rare and spectacular sight for those who got to view it. But the total solar eclipse in 2024 is going ...

Editor's note: An updated cloud forecast for the April 2024 total solar eclipse is in. Read the latest eclipse forecast and news as of Wednesday, April 3. For the 2017 solar eclipse, Adam ...

Aliza Chasan is a Digital Content Producer for "60 Minutes" and CBSNews.com. She has previously written for outlets including PIX11 News, The New York Daily News, Inside Edition and DNAinfo. Aliza ...