Coming next summer: the ‘eclipse of the century.’

NYT World Thursday 13 August 2026, 06:19 UTC By Danielle Dowling 1 min read

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Watching the solar eclipse at Washington Square Park in New York in 2024.

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A decade ago, more than 99% of sunflower sea stars vanished from the depths of the ocean. Now, the discovery of a long-lost colony of these organisms is offering new hope for the region's kelp forests. Sunflower sea stars, known as Pycnopodia helianthoides, may look like an aesthetic and purely decorative feature on the ocean floor, but they are ferocious predators.

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Millions crowd cities to see Spain's first total solar eclipse in over a century

As the sky darkened, gradually at first and then quickly, people broke into applause and cheered. It was the Spain's first total solar eclipse in more than a century.(Image credit: Antonio Calanni)

NPR News 1h ago

Rare eclipse plunges parts of Europe into darkness

Skywatchers across Europe turned their eyes to the Sun on Wednesday as a rare solar eclipse crossed the continent. Crowds gathered in cities including Paris, Brussels and Rome, while observers in Russia also watched the Moon move across the solar disc. The eclipse was total along a narrow path crossing northern Spain, parts of Portugal and Iceland, while much of western and central Europe saw a partial eclipse.

Euronews 1h ago

Coming next summer: the ‘eclipse of the century.’

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