While they seem to occur quite frequently, a total solar eclipse is a rare event that you may only witness a few times in your lifetime due to your location and visibility conditions. So ...

In a lunar eclipse, the moon gets darker," according to spaceplace.nasa.gov. Hikers witness a partial solar eclipse from Papago Park in Phoenix on May 20, 2012.

If you’re on the East Coast, wake up early to try and catch the moon take a bite out of the sun on Saturday. 0 20 40 60 80 100 Sources: Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses Database by Xavier M.

A partial solar eclipse will occur in the United States this weekend, but clouds may ruin the event in Massachusetts. But first, it's another wet and dreary Monday. We had several reports in the ...