Given the enormous long-term savings and environmental benefits, there's never been a bad time to install solar panels, but 2025 is shaping up to be an especially favorable year to take the plunge.

At peak totality, some areas will experience more than six minutes of darkness, which is exceptional by historical standards.

The countdown for the year's first total lunar eclipse begins. The celestial event, which will see the moon change to rusty red hues, will occur in the U.S. on the night of March 13-14. According to ...

The Sun is getting busy and that’s great news for sky watchers! The Sun is getting busy and that’s great news for sky watchers! As we approach solar maximum, the peak of the Sun’s 11-year activity ...

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Virgo season began with a new moon, and now it’s ending with one, too. On September 21, the skies will deliver a rare encore: the second consecutive Virgo new moon, this one supercharged as a solar ...

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