A solar eclipse recorded in ancient China more than 2,700 years ago is helping scientists refine measurements of Earth’s rotation and investigate the Sun’s past behavior.

Virgo season began with a new moon, and now it’s ending with one, too. On September 21, the skies will deliver a rare encore: the second consecutive Virgo new moon, this one supercharged as a solar ...

For as long as people have watched the skies, they have attempted to explain solar eclipses. Common themes emerge among these stories: devouring of the Sun, display of anger by the Sun, or either a ...

Science is messy business. Finding the truth is easier said than done.