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Eclipses Look Even More Gorgeous From Outer Space

With roiling red Sun and the black disk of Earth, eclipses don’t get much prettier than this

An onlooker witnesses the annular solar eclipse as the sun sets on May 20, 2012.

Photo of the Week: Eclipsed Sunset

Photo contest contestant Colleen Pinski captured an onlooker witnessing the annular solar eclipse as the sun sets on May 20, 2012

The Martian moon Phobos, passing in front of the Sun

A Solar Eclipse, As Seen From the Surface of Mars

Advances in space exploration has changed the way we see eclipses

The October 3, 2005 annular eclipse, as seen from Spain

The ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse You Might See Sunday

For the first time in 18 years, a solar eclipse will be visible in the continental United States

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