Ancient Chinese astronomers observed a solar eclipse in 709 BCE with remarkable detail. These old records are now helping ...

Long before modern observatories and spacecraft, court scribes in ancient China were quietly building one of humanity’s first ...

Researchers looked through historical documents dating back to the fourth century to find total solar eclipses. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Learn more about two of the earliest reports of a total solar eclipse and corona, which were recorded in China, and solve ...

Explore 10 amazing solar eclipse facts, revealing cosmic science, history, cultural beliefs, and rare astronomical wonders.

An international team of researchers has used knowledge of historical geography to reexamine the earliest datable total solar ...

Researchers reveal 2,700-year-old records from ancient China that offer new insights into Earth's rotation and solar activity ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Witnessing a total solar eclipse is an unforgettable experience and may have been even more impressive throughout history before we were able to understand and accurately predict their ...

Experiencing a total eclipse for 74 minutes, passengers of Concorde 001 followed the path of totality as it crossed Africa in 1973, setting a record for ...

Researchers have resolved the 709 BC oldest solar eclipse mystery by reanalyzing ancient Chinese records and modern ...

Japanese researchers investigated ancient texts from the 4th to 7th centuries CE to identify five total solar eclipses near the Eastern Mediterranean and improve the model of the Earth's rotation over ...