On the evening of September 7, the second (and final) total lunar eclipse of the year will take place—serving up the striking sight of a red “blood moon” in the sky across much of the world. Total lunar eclipses occur when the Earth is positioned between the full moon and the sun, with the moon falling into the shadow of …
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The Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is slated to release sometime before the end of this year, though we’ve yet to receive a confirmation of the exact release window beyond that. With Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Mortal Kombat: …
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Lost in the glare of the sun on Sept. 21, the new moon will rise without anyone in the Northern Hemisphere noticing. However, early birds in New Zealand and the South Pacific — and a handful of people (and millions of penguins) overwintering in Antarctica — will see a dramatic “crescent sunrise” as an eclipsed sun emerges from the horizon. …
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On Sunday, Sept. 21, the moon will chew a noticeable “bite” out of the sun; this partial solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the Southern Hemisphere and streamed live for skywatchers worldwide. It’s the second and final solar eclipse of 2025, arriving just before the September equinox, a date on which day and night are roughly the same …
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On the night of Sept. 7-8, Earth will pass directly between the sun and the full moon in this year’s second and final total lunar eclipse. Spanning more than five hours, the celestial event will peak with an impressive 82-minute totality phase, when Earth’s massive shadow will plunge the moon’s entire near side into a reddish darkness — earning it …
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If you think of helium, you are probably thinking of party balloons and squeaky voices. That doesn’t do the element justice. It has a large number of technical and industrial applications, and is the second most common element in the universe. On Earth, though, it is pretty scarce, and the fact that it is lighter than air and doesn’t react …
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There is a great total lunar eclipse coming up in a few weeks, and it will be enjoyed by the vast majority of people on the planet from Oceania to Brazil! The event will happen, depending on your time zone, during the evening between September 7 and 8, and from partiality to the total spectacle of the so-called “blood Moon” …
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On Sept 7, 2025, a dramatic “blood moon” will rise as Earth experiences its second total lunar eclipse of the year. Skywatchers across Asia and Western Australia will get the best view of the Sept. 7 total lunar eclipse from start to finish, but those in Europe, Africa, eastern Australia and New Zealand may still catch a glimpse of the …
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During a solar eclipse, astronomers who study heliophysics are able to study the Sun’s corona – its outer atmosphere – in ways they are unable to do at any other time. The brightest part of the Sun is so bright that it blocks the faint light from the corona, so it is invisible to most of the instruments astronomers use. …
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Solar eclipses have always captured human imagination. From ancient omens to modern-day science, they remain one of the most closely watched celestial events. That fascination took a chaotic turn recently, when social media posts began circulating a false claim: that on 2 August 2025, the world would go completely dark during a total solar eclipse. Some even said this would …
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