News articles tagged with 'eclipse'
Smithsonian instrument 'fills the gap,' views Sun's innermost corona
— 4 Jan 2011 22:17 | AstronomyDuring a total eclipse of the Sun, skywatchers are awed by the shimmering corona - a faint glow that surrounds the Sun like gossamer flower petals. This outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere…
A lunar eclipse at sunrise
— 19 Dec 2010 23:11 | AstronomyPeople in the UK will have the chance to see a total eclipse of the Moon at sunrise on the morning of 21 December, the date of the winter solstice. Unusually, for British observers…
Eclipsing pulsar promises clues to crushed matter
— 18 Aug 2010 07:38 | AstronomyAstronomers using NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) have found the first fast X-ray pulsar to be eclipsed by its companion star. Further studies of this unique stellar system…
Lost light from the moon may be sent astray by dusty reflectors
— 15 Apr 2010 08:38 | AstronomyLight bounced off reflectors on the moon is fainter than expected and mysteriously dims even more whenever the moon is full. Astronomers think dust is a likely culprit, they report…
Sea level stargazing: Astronomers make key sighting with Florida telescope
— 29 Sep 2009 17:56 | AstronomyThis summer, University of Florida astronomers inaugurated the world's largest optical telescope on a nearly 8,000-foot mountaintop 3,480 miles away…
The 21st century's longest total solar eclipse to be Internet broadcast worldwide
— 9 Jul 2009 12:28 | AstronomyIn partnership with Madrid Regional Government's ASTROCAM network and Extremadura Regional Government's Department of Youth and Sports, the Ciclope Group led by Francisco Manuel Sanchez…
Ground-based eclipse observations yield unique insights
— 10 Jun 2009 17:00 | AstronomyEarth's optical and near-infrared transmission spectrum has been measured from ground-based observations of a recent lunar eclipse in 2008. The data, published in a paper titled 'Earth's…
Researchers develop new tool to visualise past, future lunar eclipses
— 10 Jun 2009 07:16 | AstronomyLunar eclipses are well-documented throughout human history. The rare and breathtaking phenomena, which occur when the moon passes into the Earth's shadow and seemingly changes shape,…
Celebrating the 20th century's most important experiment
— 29 May 2009 13:28 | AstronomyIn 1919, the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) launched an expedition to the West African island of Principe, to observe a total solar eclipse and prove or disprove Einstein's General…
KAGUYA successfully captures moving images of the Earth
— 24 Feb 2009 13:20 | AstronomyThe Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) successfully took moving images of the precise Earth rise moment when the Earth looked like…