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A total solar eclipse can be seen this week in Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and tiny island of Woleai as the lunar shadow sails northeast across the central Pacific well above the Hawaiian Islands.
Images sent back from NASA’s New Horizons venture point to the possibility of clouds on Pluto!
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Teams from Drexel and the University of Delaware traveled to the path of totality as part of a nationwide NASA project.
2 weeks ago
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Can’t get enough of the total solar eclipse or got clouded out? Here are the next ones to watch for
An eclipse on the scale of Monday's event won't happen again until Aug. 12, 2045.
2 weeks ago
Many still manage to spot solar eclipse in Philadelphia area despite clouds
The peak of the solar eclipse is over in the Philly region. Clouds thickened as we reached maximum coverage, but brief breaks in the clouds allowed people to see the event.
2 weeks ago