Solar eclipse

Space

How to watch the partial solar eclipse in Europe this weekend

The Moon will take a bite out of the Sun on Saturday and will be visible around the Northern Hemisphere, including across Europe. Here's what to know.

27/03/2025

Space

ESA launches two satellites that will create man-made solar eclipses

Launched from India on Thursday, the two satellites will fly in precise formation down to the millimetre in order to create artificial eclipses.

05/12/2024

Space

ESA prepares two satellites to create a man-made solar eclipse

ESA says the "Proba-3" mission will be the first to create an artificial eclipse in a bid to better understand solar weather.

15/04/2024

Space

When are the next solar and lunar eclipses in Europe?

Here's a look at the upcoming solar and lunar eclipses in Europe to watch out for.

09/04/2024

World News

North Americans elated by total solar eclipse

The next total eclipse will be on 12 August 2026 and will cover large areas of the northern hemisphere.

09/04/2024

Space

Best pictures of total solar eclipse that awed North America

A total solar eclipse has crossed through North America, with large crowds gathering to see the phenomenon.

08/04/2024

Space

Could weather impact solar eclipse viewing?

Huge crowds are expected in North America as a total solar eclipse crosses the continent.

08/04/2024

Culture news

Goodbye sunshine: The ideal soundtrack to your total solar eclipse

The total solar eclipse, which will appear to many North Americans to have extinguished the sun, shouldn't cast a shadow over your music playlists. The Euronews Culture team picks the songs you need to listen to when darkness falls...

08/04/2024

Art

Total eclipse of the art: Why the disappearing sun captivates artists

The upcoming 8 April total solar eclipse, which for a few minutes will appear to many North Americans to have extinguished the sun, is already casting a wide shadow.

07/04/2024

Space

How you can still experience the total solar eclipse in Europe

While the path of totality of the eclipse on Monday will be in a narrow corridor across North America, some Europeans will catch a partial glimpse.

07/04/2024

Space

Total solar eclipse: A guide on how and when to see it this month

After the total solar eclipse in North America, Europe will see the next one in August 2026 when it crosses the northern parts of Greenland, Iceland and Spain.

04/04/2024

Health news

Blind people can hear and feel solar eclipse with new technology

While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event.

29/03/2024

Tech News

In pictures: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse seen across Americas

Here is a look at the "ring of fire" solar eclipse that swept through the Americas over the weekend.

16/10/2023

Culture news

Pink Floyd: The (literal) dark side of the moon and fandom

Pink Floyd have announced a unique event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their iconic eighth album, 1973’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’. And it's a doozy...

03/04/2023

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NASA’s Perseverance rover captures footage of solar eclipse on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured footage of Phobos, one of Mars’s two moons, crossing the face of the sun on April 2, NASA said.

22/04/2022

Nature

Rare total solar eclipse plunges Antarctica into darkness

The last total solar eclipse in Antarctica occurred on November 23, 2003, and the next one will not be until 2039.

06/12/2021