<![CDATA[io9: Solar Eclipse]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Solar Eclipse]]> http://io9.com/tag/solar eclipse http://io9.com/tag/solar eclipse <![CDATA[The moon makes waves in our atmosphere as it moves in front of the sun]]> During total solar eclipses, the moon moves between the earth and the sun, completely blocking out the sun's light. But that's not all that happens. Recently scientist proved that when this happens, the moon sends waves rippling through the earth's atmosphere that pile up like the bow waves on a boat. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5845585&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Breathtaking look at a solar eclipse in space]]> Back on January 4, the Moon moved in front of the Sun, almost completely blocking our view of the Sun back on Earth. The Japanese-American Hinode satellite snapped this absolutely incredible photo of the eclipse from up in space. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5749002&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Double Solar Eclipse, with the Silhouettes of the Moon and the International Space Station]]> This is a once-in-several-lifetimes photograph. Thierry Legault journeyed from France to Oman to get this picture, showing a solar eclipse — in which the International Space Station is also transiting the sun at the same time. Click to enlarge. [BadAstronomy] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5724680&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[To the untrained eye, black holes and solar eclipses are alarmingly similar]]> No, this isn't a black hole sucking Earth up. It's a solar eclipse zipping across the Earth's surface at 2000 kilometers per hour. This stunning shot was taken from the Mir space station on August 11, 1999. [CNES/NASA; thanks Roklimber!] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5722813&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[First Image Of Solar Eclipse In Another Star System]]> Every 27 years, the star Epsilon Aurigae is swallowed up, and scientists had no idea why. Now, using a special technique that produces images 140 times clearer than the Hubble Space Telescope, we've finally gotten images of it happening. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5512254&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Saturn Blocks Out The Sunlight]]> This is a total eclipse of the sun by Saturn, as seen by NASA's Cassini space probe. I totally want this image painted on black velvet. This famous image is just one of the photos that Cassini Imaging Team leader Carolyn Porco showed off during her talk about Saturn and its moons, now online at TED. [TED, via Runaway Pancake] More »
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