Various social media posts have claimed that a solar eclipse is set to happen on August 2, 2025 during which the world will plunge into darkness for six minutes. These claims have confused skywatchers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The last total solar eclipse was 456 days ago in North ...

A partial solar eclipse in the sky, its light reflecting on the ocean. - Photo by SANKA VIDANAGAMA/AFP via Getty Images The first solar eclipse of 2026 will hit our skies this week, with an annular ...

On Aug. 2, 2027, 89 million people across Spain, North Africa and the Middle East will see the longest remaining total solar eclipse of the century.

Eric Brown, a retired commodities broker from Valley Stream, New York, has seen 17 total solar eclipses. This April, he'll witness his 18th. Brown, who is headed to Texas next month, is among the ...