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The total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, is over, meaning we can now marvel at the incredible videos and images taken during the event.

After a year planning the perfect proposal for the April 8 solar eclipse, it couldn't have gone better.

The liftoff of the last-ever Delta rocket today (April 9) brought with it a change in the way the U.S. sends satellites, interplanetary probes and spacecraft into Earth orbit.

Astrobotic's next moon mission will send not one but two rovers to Earth's nearest neighbor.

Quantum computers will break encryption one day. But converting data into light particles and beaming them around using thousands of satellites might be one way around this problem.

Astronomers Without Borders has set up collection centers across the U.S. and Canada to recycle gently used eclipse glasses, which will be donated to underserved communities for future eclipses.

After the eclipse on April 8, here's what you can do next with your solar-specific kit.

The next solar eclipse will be an annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2024. The 'ring of fire' will be visible across the Pacific Ocean and South America.

The next total solar eclipse to hit the United States will be in 2033, but it will only be visible in Alaska. The Lower 48 won't get one until 2044.

The total solar eclipse of 2024 thrilled millions of people who turned up to watch the celestial event unfold across North America.

This year's first solar eclipse, the total solar eclipse 2024 has officially begun!

It's total solar eclipse day, April 8, and we're rounding up the best images of the phenomenon on social media.

Indiana is in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, and the state's residents have different ideas about the best spot to watch the event unfold.

I really thought I left dorm life behind 20 years ago. But just when I thought I was out, the 2024 total solar eclipse pulled me back in.

A total solar eclipse will be visible across North America on April 8 and millions are ready to watch.

The Maya created a complex calendar system to regulate their world — one of the most accurate of pre-modern times.

We built an app for the 2024 solar eclipse and here's why it's a labor of love.

SpaceX is set to launch 11 satellites on the Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission tonight (April 7) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

An account of the 2017 "Great American Eclipse" as viewed from Oregon — with my dogs.

Pluto may have lost its status as a full-fledged planet in 2006, but that doesn't mean it's a joke of a world this April Fools' Day and the folks behind Pluto TV want to make that clear.

Observations for the ULLYSES program, the Hubble Telescope's largest operation yet, are now completed. Scientists are now diving into some cosmic Easter treats.