A total solar eclipse, the likes of which will never be seen again this century, is coming to the skies on August 2, 2027.

Social media has been abuzz over claims "the world will go dark for 6 minutes" on Aug. 2, 2025 due to major solar eclipse. The viral claims of a "once in a century solar eclipse" have spread rapidly ...

No, the world will not go dark this weekend. Rumors about a lengthy total solar eclipse may have been circulating online, but the so-called "eclipse of the century" isn't for another two years. A ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Just 175,000 people will see today’s annular solar eclipse.

A viral claim making the rounds online and on social media claims "the world to go dark for six minutes" on Aug. 2, intimating that it won't happen again for 100 years. It won't. How could it? There ...

Claims a massive solar eclipse today, Aug. 2 will blanket the world in darkness for 6 minutes have been abuzz on social media for weeks. The viral claims of a "once in a century solar eclipse" spread ...

A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth, that trio of close (relatively) neighbors in our universe, briefly align with each other. What's happening when we see an eclipse is simply that ...