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Solar eclipse

Mazatlán draws a lot of tourists — mainly from Mexico —  who come for the beaches, great food and a party scene. But thanks to the April 8 total eclipse, thousands came from all over the world, including many scientists and astronomy enthusiasts. 
Science
A total solar eclipse in Mazatlán draws thousands of international tourists 
Two young Panamanians view the solar eclipse.
Sacred Nation
‘The cosmovision of our ancestors’: Panama witnesses first solar eclipse in 25 years
A dog is shown with paper solar esclipse glasses on held in place by a man on the side.
Science
A total solar eclipse in an astronomer’s paradise
A United States map showing the path of totality (dark grey) for the August 21 total solar eclipse.
Science
What’s your game plan for the Great American Eclipse?
A composite image of a partial (left) and total (right) solar eclipse, taken in March 2015.
Science
What you need to know about this month’s total solar eclipse
Tibetan Buddhists believe that during lunar and solar eclipses, the effects of one's good or bad deeds are multiplied several-fold. Here, a Tibetan Buddhist monk releases crabs into the sea ahead of a total lunar eclipse in Singapore on October 8, 2014. O
Belief
A total solar eclipse was once all about fear, but it’s still an awe-inspiring event
Woman observing partial solar eclipse in Moscow
Science
There’s nothing like an eclipse to make Russians feel closer to the West
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Science
Seeing a total solar eclipse is ‘like standing on another planet and looking at an alien sky’
Condoms
Global Scan
Uganda says AIDS is on the rise because condoms are too small
Lunar eclipse
Science
This year’s October sky should be pretty cool — starting this morning
The Living on Earth Almanac
Almanac / Celestial Passings
Arts, Culture & Media
Total Eclipse of the Sun
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo Quiz and answer