Here Are the Best Last-Minute Spots to Watch the Solar Eclipse

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Science Here Are the Best Last-Minute Spots to Watch the Solar Eclipse It’s not too late to book a trip to watch the first total solar eclipse in the U.S. since 1979. Several spots along the eclipse’s “path of totality,” where the moon will

Science This Bride Wanted to Be an Astronaut. Now She’s Getting Married During the Eclipse Just before a total solar eclipse obscures the sun on Aug. 21, one Missouri couple will exchange their wedding vows. Samantha Adams and Cameron Kuhn, of Kansas City, Mo., will get married during the

Science Cloudy Weather Could Keep Half of America From Seeing the Total Solar Eclipse Clouds may obscure next week’s historic total solar eclipse for people in half of the country along the eclipse’s path of totality, meteorologists said Friday. While it’s too soon

Totality is seen during the solar eclipse on Nov. 14, 2012 in Palm Cove, Australia.

U.S.'The Universe Remains.' Pope Francis' Astronomer on Finding Meaning in the Eclipse Pope Francis’ official astronomer, Brother Guy Consolmagno S.J., is visiting the United States from the Vatican Observatory for the total solar eclipse. He spoke with TIME on how to find meaning in the eclipse

Science The Beauty and Science of a Total Solar Eclipse The moon was not placed in space for our entertainment. In fact, it was placed there by accident, most astronomers believe, as the product of a nearly mortal blow the Earth sustained more than 4 billion years ago, when our planet was sideswiped

Science How to Make Your Own Solar Eclipse Viewer Would-be solar eclipse observers across the continental United States have been buying up eclipse glasses to safely view the celestial event on Monday. But you can also make your own perfectly safe

History Think This Total Solar Eclipse Is Getting a Lot of Hype? You Should Have Seen 1878 As Americans buy up special eclipse glasses and flock to one of the dozen states that will see a total solar eclipse on Monday, authorities have become concerned about whether there will be enough

U.S.How This Small Town Is Preparing to Become the 'Solar Eclipse Crossroads of America'Carbondale, Illinois — a college town of 26,000 — has spent the past three years gearing up for 2 minutes and 38 seconds on Monday, when the moon will slip completely in front of the

U.S.'It's Not Worth Taking a Chance.' Man Who Experienced Eye Damage During 1962 Solar Eclipse Warns Others A man who damaged his eyes 55 years ago while looking at a partial solar eclipse is warning others about the risks of looking at the sun without protection. He only looked with his naked eyes for a few seconds

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U.S.Here's a Preview of the Solar Eclipse Traffic Nightmare The solar eclipse won’t take place until Aug. 21, but Oregon has already experienced a serious eclipse-related traffic jam. A narrow stretch of U.S. Highway 26 had a line of 20 to 30 miles of

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