If you heat up some alphabet soup, you shouldnt end up with all the letters clumped together they should be fairly evenly spread throughout the pot.According to the current understanding of the un

Europa is one of the more intriguing bodies in the solar system and one that scientists are especially eager to land a spacecraft on. The big moon of Jupiter may have a global ocean below its icy cr

In case you havent heard, theres a big event this afternoon a total eclipse of the Sun. Totality is visible along a narrow path from Texas to Maine. The parts of the country outside that path will

Its almost time for the years big celestial event: a total eclipse of the Sun. Tomorrow afternoon, the Moon will pass directly between Earth and the Sun. That will block the Suns disk. The sky will

In the mythology of ancient Egypt, Apep was the serpent god the rival of Re, the sun god. He chased Re, and sometimes briefly caught him creating a solar eclipse.NASA plans to launch an experime

Colonial orb-weaver spiders may have some extra work to do on Monday, during a total solar eclipse. During an eclipse in 1991, scientists watched as spiders in Mexico began tearing down their webs as

A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes in front of the Sun, briefly blocking it from view. Before people understood the science, however, they created legends to explain the Suns disappear

The Great North American Eclipse is coming up on Monday. The Moon will briefly cover the Sun. That will turn day to night along a narrow path across Mexico, the United States, and Canada.The timing

On Monday, millions of people will see something theyve never seen before: the Suns corona its hot outer atmosphere. It extends hundreds of thousands of miles from the surface of the Sun. But its

Many people dread Mondays and the start of the new work week. But theres something to look forward to next Monday: the Great North American Eclipse. The Moon will completely cover the Sun, turning th