Seeing a total solar eclipse can be even more impressive than witnessing the aurora borealis, but it will be quite a while ...

prime viewing for different U.S. regions occurs at specific times: A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into Earth's shadow while aligning with our planet and the sun. When the moon is ...

When the moon is imperfectly covered by Earth's shadow as our planet passes between ... For this eclipse, the Western Hemisphere will be treated to the view, including all of North America.

The silvery orb is near or at the farthest point in its orbit from our planet, so it can't completely block the sun as it does during a total solar eclipse. But the alignment allows the moon to ...

The solar event will differ from last year's total solar eclipse in that the Earth, sun and moon won't perfectly align this time around. However, that doesn't mean it won't be worth viewing.