Solar Eclipse 2017: Virgin Atlantic passengers get the best view from 35,000 feet

The solar eclipse has been watched by millions of people around the world. Many Americans even battled out huge traffic jams and roadblocks as they travelled around the country to get the best view of the eclipse, the first one in America in 99 years. However, 260 people got what was arguably the best view […]

Here’s What It Was Like to Chase the Solar Eclipse in an Airplane

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Melania Trump wears midnight black dress to view solar eclipse at the White House

President Donald Trump, 71, Melania, 47, and their son Barron, 11, assumed their position on the Truman Balcony at the White House to watch today’s much-anticipated solar eclipse.  At around 8pm UK time, North America was plunged into darkness. The darkest path Americans were able to see the total eclipse was all the way from […]

If you missed the solar eclipse, here’s when your next chance to see one will be

Getty Images Today’s total solar eclipse was the first seen in the US since 1979, and the first to cross the entire continental United States since 1918. If you missed the event today, you have other chances to see the phenomenon soon. The US will see another solar eclipse on October 14, 2023, though that one will be annular — which means the edge of the […]

Incredible photos of the solar eclipse across the United States

Getty Images On August 21, parts of the United States are getting treated to a total solar eclipse — when the moon crosses between the Earth and the sun, and blocks out the sun’s light. The full effect is only visible from a 70-mile-wide band of the country, stretching from Oregon to South Carolina. Everyone else in the US is seeing some degree […]

Here are the towns Yelp says are seeing a surge of solar eclipse chasers

In preparation for the solar eclipse that has just begun, folks wanting to make sure they see the totality have been scouting for the best locations across the U.S. And according to Yelp, that means big booms in tourism for some small towns. Yelp analyzed data around searches for towns in the totality path and […]

Solar Eclipse 2017: Best Episodes to Watch From TVD, Mad Men and More

On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, the moon will pass between our planet* and the sun, creating a total solar eclipse — and if you think we can’t find a way to relate that to television, you’re obviously a new TVLine reader. (Welcome, by the way.) In truth, the whole “solar eclipse” thing is old hat […]

Gorgeous new supercomputer images reveal what the total solar eclipse might look like

Courtesy of Predictive Science, Inc. No one knows exactly what the total solar eclipse will look like until it actually happens on Monday. But that hasn’t stopped computer scientists from guessing. Nearly anyone in the US can see the moon partially block the sun on Monday, weather permitting. However, those lucky enough to be in […]