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Astonishing photograph of last year's annular solar eclipse in Utah

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Astonishing photograph of last year's annular solar eclipse in Utah

Pieced together digitally from thousands of images, this shot of last October's annular eclipse, from Andrew McCarthy and Daniel Stein, is a curtain-raiser for next month's total solar eclipse in North America

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A drawing of people worshipping the sun during an eclipse

Humans

First Nations astronomers predicted eclipses without using writing

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Total solar eclipse

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The strange phenomena visible during April's total solar eclipse

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Heavily cratered highlands on the surface of Mars

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A single meteorite smashed into Mars and created 2 billion craters

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A prescription nasal spray

Health

Anti-inflammatory nasal spray may ease symptoms of multiple sclerosis

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Wireless power from space

Environment

Five climate megaprojects that might just save the world

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Europa’s seafloor may be impenetrable and inhospitable to life

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Solar Eclipse and elephants

Life

The surprising ways animals react to a total solar eclipse

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The moons of Mars may have been formed in an icy planetary collision

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The outer parts of the sun during a total solar eclipse

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6 things to look out for during the total solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse is a unique experience. From shadow bands to the sun’s majestic corona and pinkish prominences, here’s what you can expect to see

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Space

How to view an eclipse safely and what to look for in eclipse glasses

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How our golden age of asteroid exploration could reveal life's origins

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What causes a total solar eclipse and how often do they occur?

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Tiny new moons have been spotted orbiting Neptune and Uranus

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