Solar Eclipse 2026 will see nearly whole of sun covered by moon over UK

A partial eclipse will be visible from the UK on Wednesday, August 12

Everything you need to know as the sky goes dark in rare event

NASA will use a high altitude jet and balloons to study the sun’s corona during the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse.

The UK is set to witness the 'best solar eclipse' in 27 years in just a couple of weeks' time, and here's everything you need to know about how to make sure you don't miss it

A unique event to study the Sun and 86 balloons to explore Earth's atmosphereFor a few precious minutes the Moon can turn a bright summer afternoon into a strange twilight. Birds stop chirping, the temperature drops and the Sun’s brilliant outer atmosphere, the corona, looks like a glowing halo in the sky. Millions wil

The Netherlands will see a near-total solar eclipse on August 12. The rare event has prompted observatories and universities all over the country to organize public viewing events.