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This time, Earth missed it—but NASA’s observatory didn’t. On Sunday, April 27, a partial solar eclipse unfolded quietly in space, hidden from human eyes but captured in remarkable detail by ...

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Many old myths and superstitions suggest that eclipses could harm pregnancy, with past cultures advising pregnant women to be cautious, believing the event could cause birth defects, miscarriage, or ...

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Look for the Leo half-moon high in the sky at sunset tonight. This waxing first-quarter moon marks a midpoint — positioned ...

But because the moon's orbit is slightly tilted relative to Earth's orbit around the sun, it doesn't block out the sun on every orbit, hence why not every new moon results in a solar eclipse ...

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Celestial Insights Are Back! I am happy to be returning to the blog after a whirlwind of retrogrades and eclipse season ...

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