A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially.

Solar eclipses can have a maximum point that is either partial, annular, or total. An eclipse of the Sun happens when the New Moon moves between the Sun and Earth, blocking out the Sun's rays and casting a shadow on parts of Earth.

2024年4月7日 · What is a total solar eclipse? A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, completely blocking the sun’s face. Those within the path of totality will see a...

2024年10月22日 · NASA studies eclipses from the ground, in our atmosphere, and in space, influencing solar, planetary, and Earth science. An eclipse is an awe-inspiring celestial event that drastically changes the appearance of the two biggest …

2 天之前 · The partial solar eclipse will occur from 4:50 a.m. to 8:43 a.m. EDT on March 29, according to Space.com. More than 800 million people will be within some portion of the eclipse, TimeandDate.com says.

2025年2月3日 · Solar eclipse, the Moon coming between Earth and the Sun so that the Moon’s shadow sweeps over Earth’s surface. This shadow consists of two parts: the umbra, a cone into which no direct sunlight penetrates; and the penumbra, which is reached by light from only a part of the Sun’s disk.

The international Solar Wind Sherpas team, led by Dr. Shadia Habbal of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Institute for Astronomy, braved Arctic weather to successfully observe the total solar eclipse of March 20, 2015 from Longyearbyen on the island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago east of northern Greenland.