Eclipse Education
Caring for Your Eclipse Glasses: Cleaning and Storage
Learn how to care for your eclipse glasses, both in terms of storage and cleaning.
Using Eclipse Glasses: Timing Is Everything
When is it safe, if ever, to take off your eclipse glasses during a solar eclipse?
Eclipse Glasses for the April 2024 Eclipse: What You Need to Know
Learn what solar viewers are, how to determine their quality and safety, where to buy them, and what happened in the solar viewer market leading up to the August 2017 Great North American eclipse.
The Formation of Our Solar System
Learn about the nebular hypothesis, the formation of our moon, and the celestial bodies in our solar system
October 2024 Annular Eclipse: When and Where to Witness
Learn where, when, and how to view the October 2024 annular eclipse
The April 2024 Eclipse: Are You Ready?
Learn where, when, and how to view the upcoming April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse.
Astronomy of Solar Eclipses
Learn about the physics of solar eclipses, types of solar eclipses, the orbital mechanics of Earth that causes solar eclipses, and why they do not occur as frequently as some may think.
Solar Eclipses Through the Ages
Learn how ancient civilizations responded to solar eclipses and recorded them
The History of Lunar Eclipses
Learn about the history of lunar eclipse observations and how modern society views them
The Basics of Our Natural Satellite: the Moon
Learn about the Moon's magnetism, its gravity, and the effect it has on Earth
The Basics of Solar Radiation
Learn what solar radiation is and its impacts on Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and biosphere
Solar Sails
Learn what solar sails are, how they are being used, how they have been deployed in space, and the challenges in using them for space travel.