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Unlike a total solar eclipse, part of the sun is still visible during a partial solar eclipse, so there is no darkening of the sky or visible solar corona. An illustration of the moon passing between Earth and the sun and creating a partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025. (Image credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night) This new moon of March 2025 will create a partial solar eclip

People across Norfolk have been left perplexed after a strange phenomenon was spotted in the sky. Photos show a strange swirly light in the skies over parts of Norfolk including Diss in the south and Salhouse in the north. Chris Fairhall-Smith, an eyewitness who spotted the lights joked they could be a "portal to another dimension". A strange blue spiral has been spotted in the

A stunning partial solar eclipse will soon grace the skies of the Northern Hemisphere, offering a chance to witness the Moon partially obscure the Sun. In some regions, the event will feature up to 94% coverage of the Sun and a rare “horned sunrise” effect, making it a must-see spectacle for skywatchers. Get ready for an unforgettable cosmic display. Stunning Partial S

The so-called Hycean planet K2–18 b is around twice the size of Earth and orbits in the habitable zone of a star located 120 light-years from our solar system. An illustration of the exoplanet K2–18 b, which dwells in the habitable zone of its star and is now known to have carbon-based molecules in its atmosphere. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)) Th

The Crew-9 mission's Dragon capsule had some company shortly after it hit the water on Tuesday (March 18). SpaceX's Crew-9 astronauts had some company in the water after they splashed down on Tuesday afternoon (March 18). The Crew-9 mission returned to Earth at 5:57 p.m. EDT (2157 GMT) on Tuesday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida. A fleet of reco

(Keegan Barber/NASA via AP) It was a picture-perfect splashdown as American astronauts Suni Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore finally arrived home after spending 286 days in space. They were accompanied by two SpaceX Dragon crew members who assisted in the rescue.And not only was the weather perfect in the Gulf of America off the coast of Florida today, but the astronauts on Crew-9 were gr

The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft after it splashed down. (NASA) What started as an eight-day mission on the International Space Station (ISS) became a nine-month wait for a return trip back to Earth's surface. Now astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams can finally feel the pull of gravity once again, having splashed down safely off the Gulf Coast of Florida Tuesday evening

  SpaceX Crew-10 members arriving at the ISS. (ISS/X) SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft successfully docked at the International Space Station on Sunday, clearing the way for stranded US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return home after more than nine months in space. The Crew-10 mission arrived at the ISS around 29 hours after launching from Florida's Kennedy Space Center

In the Americas alone more than one billion people in 35 countries could bear witness to the total lunar eclipse that played out overhead from late night Thursday to the early hours of Friday. Tens of millions more in New Zealand and parts of Africa, Europe, and Russia could take in the sky show too. The performance was the result of the orbit of the Earth carrying it between the sun and the m