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6 Once-in-a-Lifetime Natural Wonders Worth Traveling For

Throughout history, human-made marvels like Machu Picchu, the Pyramids, the ancient city of Petra, and the Great Wall of China have captivated our imaginations. However, our planet also plays host to natural phenomena that, with the precision of clockwork, present breathtaking experiences, some occurring only once in decades. While the Grand Canyon in the USA ...

Nathan Machoka

Cherry blossoms blooming in Japan.

Humans Have Been Predicting Eclipses for Thousands of Years

The coastal town of Exmouth in Western Australia experienced one of the most spectacular astronomical phenomena on April 20, 2023 — a total solar eclipse. Eclipses have entranced us for millennia. But it turns out that calculating exactly when and where we can watch an eclipse in its full glory can be surprisingly hard. Watching ...

Troy Oakes

The Antikythera mechanism on display.

A ‘Hybrid’ Solar Eclipse Is About to Be Visible in Australia.

On Thursday, April 20, the Ningaloo region of Western Australia will experience a total solar eclipse. Eclipse chasers from around the world are converging on the town of Exmouth in hopes of experiencing the profound awe of standing in the Moon’s shadow as it quickly races by. Only a narrow path across Earth, which includes ...

Troy Oakes

A total solar eclipse.

Byzantine Solar Eclipse Records Illuminate Obscure History of Earth’s Rotation

Witnessing a total solar eclipse is an unforgettable experience and may have been even more impressive throughout history before we were able to understand and accurately predict their occurrence. But the historical records of these remarkable astronomical spectacles are more than mere curiosities — they provide invaluable information on changes in the Earth’s movement. Byzantine ...

Troy Oakes

A total solar eclipse.

Li Chunfeng Accurately Predicted a Solar Eclipse Without a Telescope

Li Chunfeng was a prodigy and genius of the Tang Dynasty. He was proficient in astronomy, calendar reform, mathematics, and other sciences. He was also highly accurate at prophecy through the use of numerology. Among the top 10 collections of prophecies of ancient China, his works Poems of Tibetan Heads and Tui Bei Tu, which are books on prophecy ...

Michael Segarty

The moon covers the sun in a beautiful solar eclipse.

Recently Discovered Comet Seen During 2020 Total Solar Eclipse

As Chile and Argentina witnessed the total solar eclipse on Dec. 14, 2020, unbeknownst to skywatchers, a tiny speck was flying past the Sun — a recently discovered comet. It was first spotted in satellite data by Thai amateur astronomer Worachate Boonplod on the NASA-funded Sungrazer Project — a citizen science project that invites anyone to search for and ...

Troy Oakes

A comet.