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In the 18th century, the English astronomer created a new appreciation for these celestial events.

From cosmic serpents to demon warriors, these creatures have been blamed for messing with the Sun and Moon.

The 2017 eclipse across North America generated some surprising data.

Shot from a plane and narrated by a giddy astronomer, the footage made airborne eclipse-chasing a thing.

Nevil Maskelyne, Jr., made history in 1900 with footage that still astonishes experts.

Ptolemy's compendium, later known as the Almagest, dominated Western astronomy for 15 centuries. It was also wrong, and it took the fall of an empire to fix it.

While some people in the Western Hemisphere will witness a "ring of fire" during the eclipse, many more will experience the phenomenon of crescent sunlight.

And we’re not talking about vampire books.

From seeing the northern lights aboard a Navy ship in Norway to braving the cold for a glimpse of a blood moon.

A curated collection of images shows why this natural phenomenon has fascinated and inspired humans for millennia.

Live from space, it’s a grand celestial phenomenon!

There's more than one way to get from point A to point B while rolling a ball of dung.

Turns out, dry, clean air is the secret to a vivid landscape.