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You'll Never Guess How Ancient Cultures Explained Eclipses

According to a popular legend, the Chinese Emperor Chung K'ang once sentenced his royal astronomers, Hi and Ho, to death for their inability to predict a solar eclipse.

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Amazing Capture of Solar Eclipse!

Last week, on the 20th of May, 2012, an amazing solar eclipse occured and could be seen from North America. These are very rare recordings of a solar eclipse occuring, in great zoom. Recorded from Molshu Preserve, Texas Recorded by Telescope Amazing Capture of Solar Eclipse!

20 Images of the Blood Moon from All Over the World

The Stunning Beauty of the Blood Moon Captured Worldwide

The lucky viewers witnessed a rare lunar eclipse that lasted for 3 hours, which manifested itself in the form of an enormous blood-red moon. Dubbed with the sinister name blood wolf moon by the media and social outlets this phenomenon was actually a combination of 2 astronomical events.

You Won't Believe the Amazing Things 2017 Is Set to Bring!

On August 21st: A Solar Eclipse in America Image courtesy of Depositphotos This is one rare event I can’t wait to witness. No total solar eclipse has been visible from the US since 1991, and that was only from part of Hawaii.

When The Eye of God Blinks!

On the 14th of November, Australia witnessed a full solar eclipse, which cast a shadow on the Northern part of the continent for about 2 minutes. This was a complete solar eclipse, meaning the sun was completely hidden by the moon.

If You're a Fan of Space, 2017 Will be the Year for You!

Seven 2017 Space Events That You Should Be Aware Of

From meteor showers to eclipses to epic space missions and more, next year is definitely one to be looking forward to, or, perhaps more fittingly, up to. 1.

The Winners of the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year Competition

These Photos of Space Will Make You Feel Really Small!

'Skyscapes' Category Winner: Eclipse Totality over Sassendalen by Luc Jamet 'Skyscapes' Category Runner-up - Sunderland Noctilucent Cloud Display by Matt Robinson 'Skyscapes' Category Highly Commended - River of Light by Martin Campbell 'Aurorae' Category Winner - Silk Skies by Jamen Percy 'Aurorae'

Vehicles of Ground, Air & Water

She's Huge! The 10 Largest Private Yachts In the World!

Eclipse, 536ft Image Source Country of Origin: Germany (Blohm + Voss) Approximate Cost: $500 million Owned by Roman Abramovich, the owner of the highly-successful Chelsea football club of London, the Eclipse is said to feature a system that’s designed to reflect the flashes from paparazzi cameras back

Here's a Good Reason to Wake Up at Dawn Tomorrow

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An Astronomical Event That TRULLY Won't Happen Again

You know how every time there's a half-moon eclipse or any other minor celestial event, we hear in the news that it will never happen again? Well this time, there's a truly unique celestial event. This comet only flies by the Earth once on its way to distant planets.

Spirituality

These Seniors Live Out the Saying Age is Just a Number

This 101-year-old lady is 100% ready for the eclipse Image Source: Reddit 3. "I just found out that my grandmother has spent her time during quarantine hitting the weights. She turns 85 next week... " Image Source: Reddit 4.

The Moons in Our Solar System Are So Enchanting!

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The Most Stunning Pics of the Moons in Our Solar System

video, pictures, earth, moon, solar eclipse, incredible, universe, baba recommends, planet earth, images, Galaxy, Jupiter, planets, Solar system This video features incredible images of the many moons of the Solar System we've never seen before.

Travel

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Take a Guided Tour of a Stunning European City!

It is a tourist favorite, with the number of visitors sometimes eclipsing that of the locals during peak times. Why is that? Take a guided tour of this world-class destination for beautiful architecture, spetacular music and terrific culture.

There Are Plenty of Great Things in Store for Us This Year

2024 is Here! And This is Why You Should Be Excited for It

Related: The Funny Realities of New Year's Resolutions Table of contents The Olympics and paralympics A total solar eclipse A leap year Plenty of copyrighted books, movies, and music are entering the public domain Useful artificial intelligence A must-see art extravaganza A new antimalarial vaccine Must-see

Nature

Howling at The Harvest Moon - Beautiful!

Full moons and lunar eclipses were usually a sign for locals to get crazy - hence 'La Luna' moon and the word lunatic. Then there are blue moons as well. Our moon has many sides to it, and beautiful in each one.

Winners of the 2014 Astronomy Photography Competition

Winner: Ripples in a Pond by Alexandra Hart Our Solar System Runner-Up: Best of the Craters by George Tarsoudi Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year Winner: The Horsehead Nebula by Shishir & Shashank Dholakia Runner-Up: New Year Over Cypress Mountain by Emmett Sparling Special Prize: Hybrid Solar Eclipse

How Columbus's Life Was Saved By the Moon

A Lunar Eclipse Saved His Life Let us not forget, Columbus was an explorer. After the famous 1942 discovery, he set sail again a few times more in 1493, 1498, and 1502. These voyages led him to the Caribbean islands, South America, and again to Central America.

History’s 12 First Photos: From Oldest to Digital

Milestones in History: the 12 First Photographs Ever Taken

The First Photo of a Solar Eclipse (1851) Capturing the solar eclipse was an impossible task for early cameras, as they were quite bad at picking up the Sun’s corona around the eclipse.

Vintage Photos of NASA Missions in Outer Space

Ever Seen Vintage Space Photos?

Garriott working outside the spacecraft, August 1973 Source Crescent Earth from 10,000 miles, November 1967 Source The first Earthrise ever witnessed by human eyes, December 1968 Source Jupiter and its moon as seen from Voyager 2, June 1979 Source Planet Saturn, as seen from Voyager 1, 1980 Source Earth eclipsing

Family and parenting

Amazing Grandads Who Are Totally Rocking Life! (14 pics)

14 Photos Proving Grandpas Are the Coolest

An 82-year-old grandpa taking in the eclipse on an old dirt road 10. This grandad is clearly proud os his ’65 Shelby Cobra Related: These Grandparents Prove That Age is Just a Number 11. The coolest grandpa award goes to this guy right here 12. This guy is 83 and a trained bird handler 13.

Humor

These Houses Are Just… Weird (16 Funny Pics)

These House Design Decisions Are Criminally Bad!

Total eclipse of the house Related: Welcome to the World of Bizarre and Unique Buildings 8. This house haunts itself [related_articles] 9. That house looks drunk 10. That's a LOT of roof 11. You had one job 12. It looks like a nurse's cap 13.

You Won't Believe These 15 Photos Weren't Photo-shopped!

Anuar Patiane A satellite image of a solar eclipse. ESA When you are in their sights. Tim Boyer A 5 miles wide double rainbow in America. Mark Metternich [related_articles] The beetles at night. National Geographic Is this an alien invasion in Charlotte, America? Vincent Brady A tornado of birds.

Photos From the 15th Smithsonian Photo Contest

These Incredible Photos Will Take Your Breath Away!

Summit Eclipse by Jason Hatfield 17. Life Directions by Nader Saadallah 18. Backflip Submission by Dan Fenstermacher 19. In the Desert by Jassen Todorov 20.