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Totality on August 21, 2017

People, Places, and Events

After Totality: Eclipse Reactions Video

On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse cast its shadow across the US. Sky & Telescope was there, and we captured some of your eclipse reactions.

Eclipse Vs Solar

Celestial News & Events

Total Eclipse vs Solar Power

In addition to clogged roads and crowded hotels, the 2017 solar eclipse had another big effect on U.S. infrastructure: reduced solar power production.

Astronomy and Society

The Eclipse as Seen by Citizen Scientists

Some academic and citizen-science groups came up with neat initiatives for eclipse day. Let’s find out how they did.

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Experiencing Totality: S&T's Eclipse Stories

With our editors and writers scattered across the eclipse path today, here are our stories on the total solar eclipse.

Eclipse from the air

Space Missions

Amazing Views of the Solar Eclipse From Earth . . . and Space

Satellites, aircraft, and the International Space Station provided great views of yesterday's solar eclipse, near and far.

Celestial News & Events

Eclipse Weather: Decision Time

With the eclipse just a few days away on Monday, now is the time to start taking stock of the weather forecast — and making decisions.

The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

Where to Watch the Solar Eclipse Online

Multiple organizations are live-streaming the total solar eclipse from groundbased telescopes, racing Volvos, and high-altitude balloons — take a look!

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Stellar Science

The White Dwarf That Survived

A peculiar white dwarf could be what’s left after a failed supernova explosion.

Celestial News & Events

Solar Eclipse Activities for Kids and Families

Enrich the eclipse experience — especially the long, partial phases — with solar eclipse activities for the young and young at heart.

Celestial News & Events

How Will the Sun's Corona Look at Totality?

Updated 8/16 to include Predictive Science, Inc.'s predictions. The total solar eclipse is less than three weeks away, but researchers already have a good indication of how the Sun’s corona will look when it comes into view.

Celestial News & Events

Will Monday's Total Eclipse Change Your Life?

Total eclipses have the power to touch us deeply and reverberate through our life in unexpected ways.

Solar System

Curiosity Rover Watches Clouds on Mars

Barely visible water-ice clouds coast across Mars’s skies in new videos from the Curiosity rover.

Tau Ceti system

Exoplanets

Four Exoplanets Might Orbit Sun-like Star

Astronomers have used an innovative technique to discover four super-Earth-size planet candidates orbiting Tau Ceti, a Sun-like star 12 light-years away.

Saturn's moons

Exoplanets

Best Exomoon Candidate Yet?

Astronomers have found one of the best exomoon candidates in data collected by the Kepler spacecraft.

TRAPPIST-1

Exoplanets

New Age Estimate for TRAPPIST-1

A new study suggests that the seven-planet dwarf star could be much older than the Sun.

Celestial News & Events

2017's Solar Eclipse for the Rest of Us

Totality watchers get the best show, but a far greater number of people will be in partial eclipse territory. Here's how to make the most of it.

Great American Eclipse

Celestial News & Events

Solar Eclipse Apps You'll Need on Eclipse Day

Want to know when the eclipse begins and ends in your hometown, or what's the quickest way to the path of totality? Looking for an eclipse countdown timer? There are eclipse apps for that!

Solar System

Huge Storm Rages on Neptune

A huge, white storm is raging on Neptune, and its location is baffling astronomers. How can a storm system this large exist at the planet's equator?

Exoplanets

How Do Earth-Sized, Short-Period Planets Form?

Matching theory to observation often requires creative detective work. In a new study, scientists have used a clever test to reveal clues about the birth of speedy, Earth-sized planets.

Exoplanets

Rogue Planets: Not as Plentiful as Thought

A new study finds that rogue planets — those floating free in the galaxy, unbound to any star — are not as plentiful as we once thought.