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Eclipse photos here! Annular solar eclipse October 14, 2023
Check out amazing eclipse photos from the EarthSky community. From the partial phase to annularity to eclipse crescents on the ground, see great moments here!
October 18, 2023
Annular solar eclipse today: All you need to know
The October 14, 2023 annular solar eclipse will cross the US, Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Brazil. Maps and more here.
October 14, 2023
Seeing sunspots during the solar eclipse on October 14
If you're using safe filters during the annular or partial solar eclipse on October 14, 2023, look for sunspots around the disk of the dark moon.
October 12, 2023
Biggest solar superstorm yet, glimpsed in ancient tree rings
Researchers analyzing tree rings discovered the biggest solar superstorm known so far. If it hit today, it would wreck some critical human infrastructure.
October 11, 2023
Do solar eclipses affect Earth’s atmosphere?
Hear from a ham radio operator about how solar eclipses temporarily affect Earth's upper atmosphere, or ionosphere. Eclipses can disrupt radio signals and GPS in the region where the eclipse is passing.
October 6, 2023
Sun activity archive for October 2023
Sun activity archive for October 2023. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
October 1, 2023
Sun activity archive for September 2023
Sun activity archive for September 2023. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
September 30, 2023
Sun activity archive for August 2023
Sun activity archive for August 2023. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
August 31, 2023
Neptune’s clouds linked to sun’s 11-year cycle
Years worth of images of the 8th planet from the sun show that Neptune's clouds are synced with the sun's 11-year cycle. Read the weather forecast for Neptune.
August 25, 2023
Sun causing global warming? 2 reasons why not
Is the sun causing global warming? A solar physicist with NASA says no. Read the quick-and-easy-to-understand explanation here.
August 23, 2023
