Strange things happen during a total solar eclipse. The air temperature suddenly decreases as darkness falls, confusing plants and animals. Birds and insects go silent. Plants scale down their food ...

The total solar eclipse will finally arrive Monday afternoon. Here's what you need to know about how dark it'll get during the eclipse. The total solar eclipse will finally arrive Monday afternoon.

When the moon blots out the sun during Monday's total solar eclipse, 12 states in its path of totality, from Oregon to South Carolina, will be plunged into darkness for a few minutes.

A solar eclipse still exerts a pull on the dark side of the human imagination, but it weakens with every century. No one need fear bloody revolution on August 21.

The second total lunar eclipse of 2025 will be visible from Asia and western Australia on Sept. 7-8, 2025. ... During the event, the moon moves through Earth's umbra, the dark center of its shadow.

When the moon blots out the sun during Monday's total solar eclipse, 12 states in its path of totality, from Oregon to South Carolina, will be plunged into darkness for a few minutes.